Gingerbread Cakes & Cookies
For the gingerbread dough:
For the icing:
For decoration:
Pieces of string – one for each gingerbread biscuit
reate a charming homemade Christmas decoration with these fragrant gingerbread biscuits! Made with honey, Gellwe Gingerbread Spice Mix and Extra Dark Cocoa Powder, the biscuits are decorated with smooth icing and hung alongside colourful ribbons, miniature baubles and fir branches. A lovely festive baking project that combines delicious homemade gingerbread with the magic of Christmas decorating.
Prepare the dough. Place the softened butter and the remaining dough ingredients in a mixing bowl. Mix everything with an electric mixer, then knead into a smooth dough. Wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Roll out the chilled dough on a lightly floured sheet of baking parchment to a thickness of approximately 4 mm. Cut out gingerbread biscuits using small cookie cutters and carefully transfer them to a flat baking tray lined with baking parchment.
Use a wooden skewer to make a hole in each biscuit for threading the string through. Place in a preheated oven and bake at 180°C for approximately 8–10 minutes.
Prepare the icing. Beat the sifted icing sugar with the egg white until thick and smooth. Transfer to a piping bag or a plastic bag with a corner cut off and decorate the gingerbread biscuits. Leave for several hours until the icing has completely set.
Wrap a metal rod or wooden strip with decorative ribbon, then use another ribbon to attach the fir branches and small decorative elements.
Hang small Christmas baubles and the gingerbread biscuits threaded onto pieces of string from the prepared garland. If the garland is not too long or heavy, you can replace the rod or wooden strip with a thick decorative cord.
Enjoy!
