Gingerbread Reindeer Cookies
Upside down gingerbread men reindeer cookies are a unique Christmas cookie to try out. These reindeer cookies are so easy to make and you can use homemade cookies or store bought gingerbread men.
Servings 12
Calories 388kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 Gingerbread Men Cookies baked and cooled
- 1/2 cup white royal icing
- 1/4 cup brown royal icing
- 1/4 cup black royal icing
- 1/4 cup red royal icing
- 3 tablespoons pink royal icing
Instructions
- Bake up your gingerbread men, or buy them. Then place them upside down on a wax paper lined tray or counter.
- Mix up all your royal icings and place in piping bags. Start with the white and make large ovals at the arm area of the gingerbread cookie. Do one large oval, this will be they eye. Let it sit 15-20 minutes to set up a bit, then do the second eye.
- Next, you will take your black after the eyes are set up, and add in the black eye oval in the center of cookies.
- Next pipe a red nose in the head section of the gingerbread cookie. I let it dry 15-20 minutes and then added a white drop in the nose.
- Next grab the brown royal icing and create ears where the arms of the cookies are. Then pipe on antlers above the eyes.
- With the pink you will fill in the ears.
- Let the reindeer cookies sit for a minimum of 6-8 hours, to allow the royal icing to fully set up.
- Then serve and enjoy these gingerbread reindeer cookies.
Notes
Royal Icing - Depending on humidity and such, the drying time can vary. If it is humid it can take up to 12 hours for your icing to dry.
Colors of Icing - You can use any colors of royal icing you want. I just made a batch and separated all the icings, and colored.
Royal Icing - Place a wet paper towel on top of each bowl of royal icing to prevent the icing from drying as you are mixing up colors and such.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 388kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 294mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 45g