Source: http://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipes/recipe.html?dishid=5474
Note: Pas de gingembre en poudre dans cette recette…
Yield: 24
Ingredients
Gingerbread Cookies
- 1/2 cup
vegetable shorteningor unsalted butter at room temperature - 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup blackstrap molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup(2 c. à table) grated fresh ginger- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Royal Icing for Iced Gingerbread Cookies
3 tablespoons meringue powder (available at cake stores and bulk stores)1/2 cup warm water4 1/2 cups icing sugar, sifted1 teaspoon vanilla extract1/2 teaspoon cream of tartarfood colouring, as needed
Directions
Gingerbread Cookies
- Cream
shortening(or butter) and sugar until fluffy and beat in egg and vanilla. - Stir in molasses and grated ginger until evenly blended.
- In a separate bowl, combine remaining dry ingredients and add to molasses mixture, stirring just until dough comes together.
- Shape dough into 2 discs and chill for at least 2 hours before rolling.
- Preheat oven to 375 °F.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 disc to just over 1/8-inch thick.
- Cut out desired shapes and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. (If using cookies as decoration, put a small hole where a string will go to tie it).
- Bake for 6 to 8 minutes until edges are firm to touch. Allow to cool completely.
Royal Icing for Iced Gingerbread Cookies
Stir together all ingredients to blend, then beat with electric beaters on high speed until mixture is stiff, about 7 minutes. Tint portions of icing as desired.To store, keep icing tightly covered, with plastic wrap resting directly on surface of icing.