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GINGERBREAD GIFT TAGS

Gingerbread Ingredients:

• 3 1/3 cup all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon of ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons of dark brown sugar
• 3/4 cup of dark corn syrup
• 1/2 cup of margarine

Royal Icing Ingredients:

• 1/2 pound of powdered sugar
• 2 egg whites at room temperature
• 1/8 teaspoon of cream of tartar

Directions:

• Stir dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Combine corn syrup, brown sugar and margarine in a saucepan. Stir constantly over medium heat until margarine is melted. Stir liquid into flour mixture. Mix well using hands to mix as dough becomes stiff.  Chill dough for half an hour.
• Roll dough into 1/8 inch thickness onto parchment paper.
• Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes. Use a straw to punch out a small hole at the top of each cookie.
• Remove the scraps and re-roll into more dough to cut into shapes.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown at 350 degrees. Cool completely on a rack.
• To make the royal icing, sift the sugar into a bowl. Place egg whites into the bowl of a mixer. Add sugar and cream of tartar to whites while mixing. When all sugar is incorporated, turn mixer on high and beat until thick and very white, about 5-7 minutes. Cover the icing with a damp cloth until you use it because it dries very quickly.
• Pipe icing into a piping bag with a #1 round tip and ice the gift tags.
• Once the icing has hardened, thread the gift tags with twine or ribbon and tie onto the top of your presents!

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