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Gingerbread Cookie Frosting

By: Alison Hendon 
"This is the recipe my mother uses to frost gingerbread cookies at Christmas."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (27)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 0.5 cup
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 10 drops food coloring

Directions

  1. Sift the confectioners' sugar into a small bowl. Stir in enough milk to make a smooth but not too runny consistency. You may need to adjust with some more sugar. Divide this mixture into small containers, depending on how many colors you want. Color each small container with colors appropriate for the season, using as much food coloring as needed to create desired hues.

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Amount Per Serving  Calories: 126 | Total Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 2mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2003 by RSF   view full review
This was a great frosting for my gingerbread men. I did find, however, that 1/4 cup of milk...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2006 by Loves 2 Cook!   view full review
This frosting recipe makes a good "glaze" for gingerbread cookies, as other raters have...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2011 by usawife   view full review
Please note that the directions do not say to add the entire 1/4 cup of milk, it states to add...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2003 by MARTI J SUSONG   view full review
I could not find my recipe for Gingerbread cookies so I made these instead .......I was very...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 19, 2006 by Moon   view full review
Great on gingerbread! As others have said, more of a glaze than a frosting. I used about 1/6...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2005 by Mama G   view full review
Thanks Alison for the recipe! After reading the reviews, I only added 1 tbsp of milk at a time...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2008 by acuann   view full review
If you read the instructions (a lot of the reviewers clearly didn't!)...it says to start with...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2003 by RECIPEMAN123   view full review
Way too runny. You need about 5 times as much powdered sugar then it calls for.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2005 by theloudhouse   view full review
This was very good. The only problem is that the name of the recipe should be gingerbread...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 2, 2006 by FINALSTAR2003   view full review
Excellent frosting, simple to make. However, I also found that 1/4 cup of milk was WAY too...

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