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Gingerbread Christmas Wreath Cookies with Metallic Piping
on September 18, 2019
No fancy decorating skills needed! We used a dusting of edible gold metallic powder and gold nonpareils to give these classic gingerbread cookies a shot of sophistication.
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Ingredients
Gingerbread cookies covered in white royal icing
Yellow, brown, and green gel food color
Pastry bag
Small round decorating tip (size 2 or 3)
Edible metallic gold powder
A few drops of vodka, lemon extract, or water
A fine paintbrush
Nonpareils (avoid the silver ones, called dragees—they’re covered with a small amount of inedible silver and are recommended for decoration only)
Directions
- Start by tinting a portion of royal icing with yellow and a touch of brown gel food color to get a golden yellow tone.
- Pipe a variety of designs—lines, triangles, circles and stars—using a pastry bag and small round tip. Allow them to dry.
- Brush with a mixture of gold powder and a few drops of vodka (you can also use water or extracts) to add the metallic shimmer.
- Attach nonpareils with drops of royal icing.
- Mix some green icing and pipe some pine needles to add a little more Christmas cheer.
Try this recipe for gingerbread if you are baking from scratch.