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Gingerbread Cookies are baked until brown and iced with white icing on the edges. They're strung together with a red-white twine.
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Festive Gingerbread Cookie Garland DIY
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
24 mins
Total Time
1 hr 24 mins
 

Create holiday magic with our Festive Gingerbread Cookie Garland recipe. String joy, spice, and charm in every delicious, decorative bite!

Servings: 30 cookies
Author: Gemma Stafford
Ingredients
For the Cookie Icing
  • 2½ cups (10 oz/284 g) powdered sugar, sifted
  • 2-3 tablespoons whole milk
  • 1½ tablespoons corn syrup
  • A few drops of food coloring, if desired
Equipment
  • Festive cookie cutters (about 3 ½ inches (9 cm)
  • Wooden skewer
  • Piping bag fitted with a very small round tip
  • 5 yards (4 ½ meters) thin ribbon or butcher twine
Instructions
Bake the Gingerbread Cookies

  1. Preheat the oven to 325°F (165°C) fan assist and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

  2. On a floured surface, roll the cookies ¼ -inch (6 mm) thick and cut out your desired shapes for your garland. Arrange the cookies on the prepared baking sheets about 2-inches (5 cm) apart.
  3. For each cookie, use the flat end of a wooden skewer to poke a hole about a ½-inch (1½ cm) down from the top of the shape.
  4. Bake the cookies for 18 - 24 minutes or until the cookies are dry and crisp. They need to be crisp cookies to hang for a long period so If they are still soft bake for longer.
  5. Let cool on the pan for five minutes before transferring on a wire rack to cool completely while you roll and bake off any remaining dough.
Make the Cookie Icing

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons of milk and the corn syrup. The consistency should be pourable but thick enough to stay where it is piped and not run. If needed add the remaining tablespoon of milk, a few drops at a time, until the correct consistency is achieved. (If you are coloring your icing, divide the icing into separate bowls for each color and add a few drops of coloring. Stir until evenly mixed)

  2. Transfer the icing to a piping bag fitted with a small round tip (or several bags if using multiple colors) and decorate the cookies. Let dry completely, for at least 3 hours, before assembling the garland.
Assemble the Garland

  1. Lace thin ribbon or butcher twine through each hole and tie a small knot at the top of the cookie to keep it in place. String the cookies about 5-inches (12½ cm) apart, then you are ready to decorate your tree!