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oh, We’ve got 30+ mix-and-match what decorating ideas that will spark kids’ imaginations in sweet (and hilarious!) ways. You’ve never seen ginger-people 7 pages of like these!

GINGERBREAD ideas and food styling by joy howard cookie photography by aaron dyer heaven

Get ready to start a new holiday tradition.

36 DEC/JAN 2018 FAMILYFUNMAG.COM FAMILYFUN KIDS IN THE KITCHEN dig in meet the FAMILY! Start with your basic cookie, then use frosting to attach these clever decorations. Make them as you see below, or mix and match the different ideas to create your own crew! We’ve listed the supplies you’ll need here and have detailed instructions on the next page.

skater mom outdoorsy dad little bro dancing girl

yellow Skittles orange frosting + Starburst + Dude! white confetti + confetti sprinkles sprinkles candy eyes + cookies + + black food writer black food writer orange + rock! + gumdrop pink Airheads pink sprinkles Soft Filled Bites gold crown sprinkle + Tootsie Roll + black and pink food writers red Airheads + brown, green, frosting white and black food frosting + pink writers red, yellow, classic and pink sprinkles gumdrop + and blue pink Starburst + + silver star Starburst + green Airheads Airheads sprinkles gummy purple confetti + + grapefruit Soft Filled Bites sprinkles black food pink frosting slices licorice + twist blue Airheads writer

ginger gram ginger gramps sleepy tot sugar baby

Sno-Caps shredded + coconut frosting frosting + red + + Airheads gold confetti confetti sprinkles black and It’s time + + sprinkles pink food white + for ... pink and black writers food writers confetti black food writer kisses! sprinkles + + gummy pink heart black food bear sprinkle writer + + white blue confetti confetti sprinkles frosting sprinkle + dress frosting + white + + flower Airheads blue coarse sugar mini sprinkle flower yellow sprinkles + candy cane sour belt candy gumdrops black food + + writer silver confetti yellow ball NECCO wafers sprinkles sprinkles + + + Tic Tacs Tootsie Roll red star sprinkles

black food writer chocolate frosting

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bubblegum tape + Who’s white confetti STARTED! step three ready for sprinkles let’s get karaoke? + There’s nothing like cookie-making to get your fam in the holiday spirit. If everyone really can’t wait to get down to decorating, bake up your black and red cutouts the night before. Then you can focus on the fun! We’ve got a supply list, setup tips, and of course, all the simple how-tos for turning gather food writers those blank slates into bona fide personalities. Don’t forget to take pictures and share ’em with us on Instagram using #howwefun! your tools These supplies will help you pink pearl and the kids get pro results. sprinkles step one + • Tweezers to place frosting + tiny pieces; get ’em at gold coarse make your the dollar store! sugar cookies • Mini rolling pin for This delicious gingerbread rolling out gumdrops and recipe is great for cutouts. fruit chews step four

5 cups all-purpose flour • Craft scissors for cutting candy once it’s customize your ginger people! 1 Tbs. ground ginger rolled; clean them in - 1 tsp. baking powder step two the dishwasher first. Use these techniques to transform candies into super-cool cookie decorations. 1 tsp. salt • Toothpicks for making HAIR CLOTHES 1 tsp. ground white decide on impressions or tiny dots of • Attach candies—like blackberry • Use frosting and sprinkles. pepper frosting to attach sprinkles decorations gummies, SNO-CAPS, shredded Start by drawing the outline of what 1 tsp. ground cinnamon This is everything we used to create all • Craft sticks for coconut, or Skittles—directly to the you want onto the cookie with a ½ tsp. ground nutmeg the cookies’ features, clothes, and spreading frosting cookie with frosting. food writer. Then go over that line accessories! Pick and choose what you’ll 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, • Trim bubblegum tape into a with icing in a piping bag, and fill need to create your own sweet treats. • Zip-top bags to pipe on softened shape and attach with frosting. in the whole thing with that same frosting details (just snip 1 cup packed dark (Kids can even draw a design on icing. Add decorative sprinkles, the tip) and/or piping bags brown sugar Airheads Gumdrops it with a food writer and cut it out either covering the whole area or fitted with icing tips just as a border. ½ cup molasses with craft scissors.) Airheads Soft Filled Gummy bears • Use food writers to draw 1 egg Bites • Wax paper to make • Pipe it on, using a simple writing Gummy grapefruit clothing templates (more tip or a grass tip. clothes directly onto the cookie or ½ cup milk on that in step four!) to add details to rolled-out candies. Ball sprinkles slices • Roll out Starburst, gumdrops, • Add trimmed candies, attached 1. In a large bowl, whisk Black licorice lace Heart sprinkles • Baking cups and or Tootsie Rolls on a cutting board with frosting, such as Airheads together the flour, ginger, sheets to keep supplies dusted with powdered sugar (for Blackberry candies Hershey’s Nuggets Soft Filled Bites for a vest, candy baking powder, salt, organized and contained Starbursts and Tootsie Rolls) or sour belt for suspenders, or cut-up white pepper, cinnamon, Bubblegum tape Licorice twists granulated sugar (for gumdrops) and nutmeg until well until they’re flattened. Kids can licorice twists as a skirt. combined; set aside. Candy buttons Mike and Ikes trace the shape they want onto the • Make templates by tracing 2. In a large bowl, beat the Candy canes, mini Mini chocolate chips candy with a food writer and then the gingerbread cookie cutter onto butter, brown sugar, and blackberry cut it out with scissors. Attach to wax paper; have kids draw on the Candy eyes, mini Mustache sprinkles candies molasses with an electric + the cookie with frosting. clothes they want. Then they can mixer on high until light and Chiclets NECCO wafers white confetti cut out the shape and use a food fluffy. Add egg; beat until writer to trace it onto rolled-out sprinkles EYES smooth and combined. Classic sprinkles Nonpareil sprinkles + candy like Airheads, fruit chews, black food writer • Use a black food writer to draw and Tootsie Rolls. Cut those out and Add half the flour mixture; Coarse sugar Pearl sprinkles beat until just combined. + pupils onto white confetti sprinkles. attach to the cookies with frosting, Add milk; beat until just Coconut, shredded Skittles mustache (You can also use the marker to add and add details with piped icing, combined. Add remaining sprinkle extra details directly on the cookie, sprinkles, food writers, and more. Confetti sprinkles SNO-CAPS flour mixture; beat until like eyebrows or lashes.) • Use special icing tips, such as a just combined. Using your Crown sprinkles Sour belt candy black gumdrops • Attach candy eyes (buy the flat tip, to add details like a tutu. hands, knead dough until + smallest size) with frosting. smooth; divide in half. Wrap Flower sprinkles Star sprinkles white Airheads each half in plastic wrap; + • Draw them directly onto the FEET Food writers Starbursts cookie with a food writer. chill 30 minutes. red heart • Attach candies such as Tic Tacs Frosting Tic Tacs sprinkles 3. Heat oven to 350°F. + and NECCO wafers to the feet with Roll each dough half on Gem sprinkles Tootsie Roll red confetti MOUTHS frosting. parchment paper into sprinkle • Draw them directly onto the • Spread on a thin layer of a 15x10-inch rectangle. + cookie with a food writer. frosting using a craft stick. Add Use a cookie cutter (ours frosting details with sprinkles, if you like. was 5 inches tall, for easier • Use a sprinkle, attached with icing. Classic pink ones work, or • Make shoes out of rolled-out decorating) to cut out Hey, you! cookies, placing them on try a specialty mustache sprinkle! gummy candies, fruit chews, a parchment-lined baking wanna Or add a heart-sprinkle “kiss.” and Airheads. Add sprinkles with sheet, rerolling scraps until dance? • Attach a candy with frosting, frosting, for details. all the dough is used. like a trimmed piece of a pink • For bare feet, add toes with a Airheads Soft Filled Bites. black food writer. 4. Bake for 20 minutes or until firm. Remove from oven. Cool on a wire rack. frosting

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step five

add accessories! Need a purse for Grandma’s tissues? Or mittens for the cold weather? Attach these extra-special add-ons with dabs of frosting.

necklace purse bow

Hershey’s Nuggets + Tootsie Roll pearl and gem sprinkles + flower and pearl sprinkles heart and confetti sprinkles

gift winter hat mitten

Starburst + gumdrop Starburst + candy button gumdrop

phone microphone scarf

gem sprinkle + Chiclet + Mike and Ike + nonpareils + gold confetti sprinkle + frosting licorice lace + frosting sour belt candy

ice skates belt sunglasses

Airheads + sprinkles + gummy grapefruit slice Tootsie Roll + frosting frosting + chocolate chips

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