Gingerbread Cookies (soft & chewy cutouts)

Ingredients

For the cookies:

• 1 cup unsalted butter — softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup molasses
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 5 Cups All purpose flour — Sifted

For the frosting:

• 3 tablespoons meringue powder
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 tablespoons water 

Instructions

Make the cookies:

Beat butter, sugar, and syrup terribly} stand mixer (or very giant bowl with a hand mixer) till sleek. combine within the egg, then add the vinegar, bicarbonate of soda, salt, and spices. combine till combined (mixture could look a touch grumous, that is traditional.)

combine in flour, one cup at a time, till dough forms. Divide dough into 2 sections.

Lay out a sheet of Sir Joshua Reynolds Kitchens Parchment Paper with SmartGrid on your surface. Add 0.5 the cookie dough and add a second sheet of parchment paper on the highest. Use a kitchen utensil to roll the dough to 1/4" thick, in between the items of parchment. sporadically, gently carry the parchment off the layer to create positive it isn't protruding. Repeat with last half of dough.

Chill the unrolled dough within the icebox for a minimum of half-hour.

heat up kitchen appliance to 375°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with Sir Joshua Reynolds Kitchens Parchment Paper with SmartGrid. Cut shapes from chilled dough, inserting on the ready pans. Chill another ten minutes before baking.

Bake for 8-12 minutes, reckoning on cookie size. Re-roll any scraps of dough and re-chill and repeat.

Cool cookies utterly before topping. 

Make the frosting:

whereas cookies ar cooling, create the topping. Add topping powder, granulated sugar, vanilla, and water to the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat till peaks type and it's lost it's shiny radiancy, regarding 7-10 minutes. Add a touch a lot of water as required for piping consistency.

At now you'll be able to color the topping if you would like, victimization coloring. Frost cookies and high with sprinkles. (I used alittle piping basketball shot a disposable pastry bag.) Let set for a minimum of associate degree hour before stacking.