A wonderful icing for gingerbread cookies or cutout cookies. Left to dry overnight it will completely harden. Perfect as the "glue" for a gingerbread house or to attach decorations and sprinkles to cookies. I would NOT attempt this if my mixer was broken.
1/4 cup of pasteurized egg white (buy in the carton in the egg section at the grocery store)
1 pound powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon of lemon juice
1 Tablespoon of vanilla
water, if necessary
food coloring (paste type), if desired
Mix the powdered sugar into the egg white, vanilla and lemon juice about a cup at a time. Once somewhat combined, turn mixer to a high setting (using whisk attachment) and beat until stiff peaks stage.
Once you reach this stage you can use in a few different ways:
1. Spread the thick mixture directly onto cookies.
2. Use as "glue" in cookie house construction)
3. Scoop out approximately a third of this recipe into a smaller bowl. Combine with about a tablespoon of water and food coloring of your choice. Spoon into a sandwich size zip-top bag. Cut a VERY small hole in one corner, and use to squeeze onto cookies. (Do the same thing omitting the color to decorate with white)
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