Mini Gingerbread Men

I had a party the other day, I was making mini desserts, so I thought how cute would mini gingerbread men be! To decorate gingerbread men, you need a good royal icing recipe. 

Here is the one I use: 

1/4 cup meringue powder

1/4 tsp salt

3-4 cups powdered sugar

3/4 cup cool water

1~put all dry ingredients in large mixer bowl. Add, cool water, and mix slowly to dissolve, starting on low speed, increasing to high speed over several minutes.

2~beat until fluffy, and starts to lose its shine.

3~keep icing covered with damp towel or plastic wrap until you are ready to use it so it doesn't dry out or get crusty.

***TIP: royal icing doesn't like any grease, butters, any kinds of fats, it wont stay stiff, so make sure you have cleaned everything thoroughly before use***

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