Gift Cookie Hearts

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   GINGERBREAD DOUGH: The right products.

2. Step 2:

   

   Mix honey, sugar and butter. Beat with a mixer until smooth.

3. Step 3:

   

   Add eggs, ginger, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla sugar. Beat with a mixer until smooth.

4. Step 4:

   

   Add flour, soda, salt in parts and knead the dough with a silicone spatula.

5. Step 5:

   

   Add cocoa, continue kneading the dough. Do it quickly.

6. Step 6:

   

   Sprinkle the table with flour, lay out the dough and knead the dough quickly.

7. Step 7:

   

   Divide the dough into four parts, wrap it in plastic wrap, put it in the refrigerator overnight.

8. Step 8:

   

   Gingerbread dough is stored in the refrigerator for 1 month. This is a recipe for fragrant gingerbread dough, from which you can make delicious and beautiful pastries.

10. Step 9:

    

    Roll out the dough into a layer 4 mm thick. Cut out heart-shaped figurines with a mold.

11. Step 10:

    

    Put the gingerbread cookies on parchment, bake in a preheated 180 degree oven for 3 minutes. Cool the gingerbread.

12. Step 11:

    

    GINGERBREAD GLAZE: The right products.

13. Step 12:

    

    Add powdered sugar to the protein in parts.

14. Step 13:

    

    Beat with a silicone spatula or whisk until the glaze turns a snow-white color.

15. Step 14:

    

    Add the juice and beat for a couple more minutes. The glaze for gingerbread turns out to be dense, has a smooth, even surface when drying and does not crumble. This is not the glaze, which is like cakes and does not turn out brittle and heavy, and does not crumble when drying.

16. Step 15:

    

    To draw fine lines, the glaze should be thick, and to cover the surface a little thinner. For a thick glaze, you can add a little powder, and for a liquid one, you can add 0.5 tsp of water and stir. For the design of products, you can use a strong cellophane bag, a parchment bag, a file or a pastry bag with attachments.

17. Step 16:

    

    Paint part of the glaze red. Fill the cornetik with glaze, cut off the corner. Apply white glaze, level the surface with a toothpick. Thematically decorate cookies with red icing. Cookies should be left to dry completely overnight. Have a nice tea party! Happy Valentine's Day!