{"id":1405,"slug":"gingerbread-cookies-frosted-with-royal-icing","title":"Gingerbread Cookies Frosted with Royal Icing","description":null,"ingredients_raw":["Flourless cooking spray","3¾ cups (500 g / 1.1 lb) all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting","2 teaspoons baking soda","1½ teaspoons ground ginger","1½ teaspoons ground allspice","1 teaspoon salt","1 stick (120 g / 4.2 oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature","¾ cup (150 g / 5.3 oz) tightly packed dark brown sugar","½ cup (150 g / 5.3 oz) honey","2 large eggs","Royal icing"],"ingredients_norm":["flourless cooking spray","all purpose flour","baking soda","ground ginger","ground allspice","salt","unsalted butter","tightly packed dark brown sugar","honey","egg","royal icing"],"steps":["Preheat oven to 375 F.","Lightly spray cookie sheets with cooking spray or line with parchment paper.","Sift together the flour, baking soda, ginger, allspice, and salt. Set aside.","In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and honey on medium speed, about 2 minutes.","Add the eggs and mix until smooth and light, another 2–3 minutes.","Add the sifted dry ingredients and mix on low until the dough is evenly mixed.","Turn the dough out on a lightly-floured work surface.","Pat into an even disk.","Cover with plastic wrap and chill until firm, about 20–30 minutes.","Roll out the dough to a 0.25 in thickness.","Use 5.5 in cookie cutters to cut out cookies.","Transfer cookies to prepared cookie sheets, spacing them about an inch apart.","Bake the cookie until they are firm, about 10–14 minutes, depending on size.","Transfer the cookies to wire racks and let cool completely before decorating, if desired.","Bake the remaining dough in batches, as directed.","Frost with royal icing."],"categories":["Cookie recipes","Inexpensive recipes","Baking recipes","Recipes for cookies","Recipes for dessert","Vegetarian recipes","Recipes using ground ginger","Recipes using butter","Recipes using egg","Recipes using allspice","Recipes using baking soda","Recipes using dark brown sugar","Recipes using cooking spray","Recipes using all-purpose flour","Recipes using honey"],"prep_time_minutes":40,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":55,"servings":null,"yield_text":"Makes about 3 dozens (36)","difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Gingerbread_Cookies_Frosted_with_Royal_Icing","source_ref":"4516998","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Gingerbread_Cookies_Frosted_with_Royal_Icing&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"8b91fdec72d20832591cfa86af416c3845f9f39ad76dfb07caf23eb9f9726bf6","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:03Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/gingerbread-cookies-frosted-with-royal-icing"}