Icing for Gingerbread Houses:

The Ingredients:

3 large egg whites
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
4 cups powdered sugar

Instructions:

• In a Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer with the whip attachment, whip the egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy.
• Slowly add the powdered sugar and mix for 5-7 minutes.
• Once the icing is ready, use immediately or keep covered with plastic wrap until you are ready.

Happy Holidays!

Gingerbread Dough for Houses:

The Ingredients:

1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 cup dark molasses
2 Tbsp cider vinegar
5 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves

Instructions:

• In a Kitchen Aid stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add the egg, molasses, and vinegar and mix slowly.
• Add the sifted dry ingredients and mix everything until combined.
• Roll out the dough onto lightly floured surface to 1/8 inch thick.
• Lay the pattern pieces for the house on the dough and cut out the shapes (you can find pattern pieces for your house on the Internet).
• Place the pieces onto a sheet pan with parchment paper.
• Bake the pieces for 12-15 minutes at 375F (times may vary depending on the oven).

Be sure to take photos of you and your family making your Gingerbread dough, add them to Facebook, and tag “Norman Love Confections” (that way we’ll see them!)

Also, be sure to visit our web site at: www.NormanLoveConfections.com to learn more about our creations!

Happy Holidays, and enjoy!

PS – In our next post, we’ll review our Gingerbread Icing recipe!

…what better way than to bake cookies in the kitchen together.

Here’s my Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe, enjoy –

The Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup Butter
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Brown Sugar
2 each large eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 cups mint chocolate chips

Instructions:

• In a Kitchen Aid stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, sugar, and brown sugar together until light and fluffy
• Add the eggs and vanilla and mix slowly
• Add the dry ingredients and mix
• Add the mint chocolate chips and mix everything until combined
• Scoop the cookies into uniform balls using a cookie scoop or by rolling them in your hands
• Place the cookies onto a sheet pan
• Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes at 350F (times may vary depending on the cookie size and oven)

Be sure to take photos of you and your family baking, add them to Facebook, and tag “Norman Love Confections” (that way we’ll see them!)

Also, be sure to visit our web site at: www.NormanLoveConfections.com to learn more about our creations!

Enjoy, and Happy Holidays,

-Norman

…I’d like to help you continue the tradition with a few of our favorite Holiday recipes.

Special thanks to Teri Hansen for taking this photo of me with some freshly baked coconut macaroon cookies!

Over the next few days, I’m going to be sharing a few of our favorite Holiday recipes with you.

Be sure to let us know, either by commenting in our blog, or visiting our Facebook Page, on how your creations come out!

Happy Holidays from all of us at Norman Love Confections.

- Norman