# @mustloveherbs on Instagram - **Type:** Video - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DRHzVQWjV9d - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36986707-mustloveherbs-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/58be9f80fa.jpg - **Posted:** 2025-11-16T15:14:27.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** Must Love Herbs - Lauren May (@mustloveherbs) — https://gondola.cc/mustloveherbs ## Caption Iced Gingerbread Cookies! ✨🎄❤️These little “fun-guys” are adorned with royal icing and cake crumb moss. You can use any shape you’d like and any colors for the royal icing! You know, what I’m always going to choose though! 🍄❤️ ½ cup unsalted butter - softened (or shortening) ⅔ cup light brown sugar 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting 1 tablespoon ground ginger 1 ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon ⅛ teaspoon salt 1/2 cup heavy cream (or any milk) ½ cup molasses Add the flour, ginger, cinnamon, and salt to a large mixing bowl. Sift to combine. Set aside. Cream together the butter and the sugar with your electric mixer until just combined. Scrape down the sides. Add the cream/milk and molasses and stir on low until well incorporated. Add in the flour slowly. I like to use a large spoon and add a spoonful at a time until there’s no flour left. Stop periodically to scrape the side of the bowl to make sure everything is incorporated evenly. The dough should be dry but not crumbly. If it appears too crumbly simply add a splash of heavy cream or milk. Pull dough out of the mixer and wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. When ready to bake: Preheat the oven to 350°f. Roll the dough out on a floured baking surface. Use desired cookie cutters. Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake until just set - usually 10(ish) minutes. Once cooled adorn with royal icing! Royal icing 2 cups powdered sugar (sifted) 5 tsp meringue powder 5 (+/-)Tablespoons water Gel food coloring Add the powdered sugar, meringue powder, and water to a mixing bowl. Mix using your whisk attachment until completely smooth (1-2 minutes). If the mixture is too runny add more sugar. If it’s too stiff add more water! #cookiesofinstagram #cookiedecorating #christmasbaking #gingerbreadart #gingerbread #mushroomart #cookiedesign #christmascookies #christmasphotos #holidaymagic #twinklelights ## Stats - **Views:** 7,087 - **Likes:** 3,537 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 163 ## Tags mushroomart, gingerbread, holidaymagic, cookiesofinstagram, christmasphotos, twinklelights, gingerbreadart, christmascookies, christmasbaking, cookiedecorating, cookiedesign --- Copyright (c) Gondola