Christmas Ornament Gingerbread Cookies

Steps

• 1

  Follow instructions on the gingerbread cookie mix to make dough. Dust a cutting board with flour. Roll out dough and cut using ornament shaped cookie cutters. Re-roll as needed.

  
• 2

  Set cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake cookies for 8-12 minutes until set around the edges.

  
• 3

  Optional step: During baking, the cookies will spread. If you want perfectly shaped ornaments, remove the hot cookies from oven and immediately re-cut them using your cookie cutters. Be careful, as the metal cutter will get hot.

  
• 4

  Using the decorating icing, pipe an outline around the edge of one ornament cookie. Fill the center of the cookie with more icing. Shake the cookie so that the icing fills in completely. Immediately, pipe on lines of colored icing, then use a toothpick or skewer to swirl the colors.

  
• 5

  Allow cookies to dry completely.

  
• 6

  Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.