Decorate a Gingerbread Family With Me - Step by Step Tutorial

Decorate a gingerbread sugar cookie family with me while learning some new royal icing techniques!
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[@strikelee3369]

I'm not sure if I can eat it though because they're too cute. Hehe

[@LittleCookieCo]

Aww thank you ❤

[@madonnahagedorn5649]

They look so happy!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Can't have sad gingerbread people hehe.

[@tootsiepeter39]

You’re the only person from instagram that provides actual tips and videos from their work! Thank you so much you’re saving my holiday cookies 🌺

[@LittleCookieCo]

Aww I'm so happy it has helped and more than happy to share all the info! I'm not the best or know it all but if it helps someone then I'm doing something right 😁 thank you!

[@paulaward8472]

I love watching you decorate you really help me with ideas I did a neighborhood fair today and everyone loved the cookies thanks to you and all of you videos I sold about 150 cookies

[@LittleCookieCo]

Oh my goodness, that's so awesome!! Congratulations!! I'm so happy for you and I'm sure everyone was happy to get their hands on some beautiful cookies 😁❤

[@joyelleforjesus]

@@LittleCookieCo I love your tutorials…but I am having the most difficult time getting my icing to turn brown. It’s mahogany. I’m using the americolor chocolate brown and sunny side up ivory. When I started with the chocolate- it turned pink….I’ve added almost the entire bowl, and it’s still no where near brown. What am I doing wrong?

[@LittleCookieCo]

It could be the ivory maybe? Or sometimes I know some colours have issues can be defected from what I've heard. Have you tried just the chocolate brown on its own? Have you added enough colour to the icing? Did the colour deepen over time?

[@joyelleforjesus]

@@LittleCookieCo I wound up using almost the entire bottle of chocolate brown- and only added the ivory in the very beginning when the chocolate brown turned it pink. In the end, I had to add a pot of blue, and that finally turned it brown enough. Oh well 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@LittleCookieCo]

I wonder if you got a bad bottle. Was it Americolor? Just seems so strange it would take that much. If it was Americolor I'd try and reach out to them so they know. Sorry it didn't work!

[@sueb1828]

TFS. This gingerbread family is absolutely adorable. Too cute to eat!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Aww thank you! Although my kids did not think the same, they devoured them quite quickly 🤣🤣

[@naboegrainger1132]

Love the gingerbread family! Super cute and doesn't look difficult to decorate ❤

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you! And yes not too difficult but still fun and interesting design 😁

[@nilliejohns3096]

Love your Gingerbread family so cute and festive ❤️

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@carinaberglund2100]

Watching these videos is like meditation, relaxing. 😊

[@LittleCookieCo]

Aww thank you 🥰🥰🥰

[@truegapeach6968]

You continue to amaze me with the amount of techniques you share with us. Thank you so much! Karen in VA

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much!! I try to show as much as I can and to make things fun and easy too!

[@deniseshergold59]

I love the gingerbread family,they are gorgeous,too good to eat,could watch you decorating all day,you are very talented xxx

[@LittleCookieCo]

Aww thank you so much ❤❤❤

[@FlourEggsYeast]

Absolutely LOVE!!!!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much ❤❤

[@SarahGraceCookieCo]

These are gorgeous! And I love the way you’ve walked through the Piping process. Circles and curves can be so hard to deal with! 🥰

[@LittleCookieCo]

Aww you're welcome!! Thank you so much ❤❤

[@MCGCummings]

As always I love to watch your work! Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us ❤️! I'll be trying one of your cookie designs for sure!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much 🥰🥰🥰

[@user-ff9hv9uv1b]

Какие веселые 🍪. Уже готовим подарки. Благодарим ,отличный мастер-класс для начинающих.

[@LittleCookieCo]

Spasibo❤❤❤

[@LetsBakeandCookStuff]

Oh my goodness, the plaid dress and the pearls!! So sweet. They all are but that’s my fave. Loved this tutorial 😃!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much ❤️❤️ my favorite too!!

[@melindasmith4288]

Your videos are out of this world. Thank you for being so informative and providing such amazing content

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much 🙏❤️ that makes me so happy to hear 🥰

[@mariaivonedealmeidadondoni4565]

Oh cutest thing!!! Thank you dear for sharing your inspiring works. 😍❤️👏👏👏👏👏🥰

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@anniepicco4700]

Thank for a great teaching video and not just music I can learn from you ❤️

[@LittleCookieCo]

Aww thank you so much ❤

[@lorellstoneman74]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful talent. Hugs.

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much for watching 🥰

[@Blooming-delight]

Cute family cookies ❣️

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you 🥰

[@giseletremblay4301]

You inspire me so much. I dicided to try decorate cookies for the first time yesterday. Found a cooky recipe, found a royal icing recipe. Did both and gave it a try. My husband was all OH! that's nice! But i found your videos after I was done and I did not dare to show your wonderfull cookies to my husband. I don't want tu burst his balloon that my cokies are beautifull. I so happy I found you, wish I did before I decorated 3 dozens of cookies.

[@LittleCookieCo]

Aww thank you so much ❤️ and I'm so glad you gave cookies a try, I know your husband will think they're the best no matter what!

[@ems1277]

These are so cute! You make it look so easy 😊

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@gmcamp5592]

Your cookies are spectacular

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you very much 🥰

[@cleoecarlosdauer8742]

Que lindos! Muito fofos! 💞💞😀

[@LittleCookieCo]

Gracias 🥰🥰

[@sandraharmonarellano4703]

In love with your work as usual🥰

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much ❤🥰

[@melandrialessandra25]

Wonderful!❤️❤️❤️

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you ❤

[@pilartisnado711]

Preciosas galletas!!!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Muchas gracias 🥰🥰

[@conniegray3272]

So gorgeous!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you 🥰

[@conniegray3272]

@@LittleCookieCo Thank you! Until I found your channel I have only ever made & used white royal icing to decorate my homemade gingerbread cookies to eat and hang on our kitchen Christmas tree. This year the gingerbread people are getting jazzed up! So thank you for sharing your awesome talent & tutorials! 🏠🍭🏠

[@LittleCookieCo]

Yay!! That's awesome! It's so much fun to do something a bit different and colorful! My kids loved them and couldn't wait to eat them!!

[@cindyanderson4306]

Merry Christmas!!!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you, hope you have a wonderful Christmas!!

[@gabrielncali8999]

Great video, again!!! 👊👍 Love your suggestions and insight. I also like the way you don’t speed up the video(real time). Super cute! ❤️

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much! ❤

[@delana2842]

I learned cake decorating a long time ago, but I am now learning the art of cookie decorating and learning so much from you. Your Channel was recommended and after watching one of your videos all the way through I Subscribed just last week. I am thoroughly enjoying your Channel. Thanks so much for sharing your incredible talent with the world! Happy Holidays!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much! It really means a lot to me, wishing you all the best this Christmas ❤❤

[@anamariatavares3665]

Lindo ❤️😍 parabéns 👏 arrasou

[@LittleCookieCo]

Muito obrigado ❤❤

[@charlenep.santos8644]

OMG! I love your tutorial on this happy family 😍😊🤗! I am not a skilled and talented baker like you, BUT there's always a first time for me😁I'm doing a gingerbread and candyland theme for this 2022 Christmas season for my granddaughter and I surely learned so much just watching your technique and reason for what you're doing. Thank you for teaching me and helping me plan out what I am going to do. Baking to practice for the pleasure of Christmas goodies 🤗😋! Also using your techniques for my faux cookies and decorating 😊🤗! Again, thank you so very much! Happy 2022 Christmas season! God bless you always!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much! And that sounds like so much fun 🥰 and don't doubt your skills, have fun with it and enjoy yourself when baking and everyone will love whatever you make! I have lots more fun Christmas designs too, you should check out my Christmas Playlist here Christmas Cookies: kzbin.info/aero/PLtUA8NKNHyX4JoBaaFGN0-bodb9LnwfJ2

[@marcialoureiro5366]

Gente muito bem esplicado e muiiiiito fofo , adorando o canal assistindo aqui do Brasil 😘🥰

[@LittleCookieCo]

muito obrigado! isso é muito gentil da sua parte dizer ❤❤

[@burbie1342]

Very cute 🥰 Merry Christmas 🎄

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you!! Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 ❤

[@elizabethcoward1968]

Thanks

[@LittleCookieCo]

🥰🥰

[@susannarocco8208]

I was waiting for this video! Only the gingerbread house is missing! ;') ahah!!

[@LittleCookieCo]

😁😁 well hopefully you won't have to wait much longer for that one, hoping to film one this week if I can!!

[@susannarocco8208]

Mythical!

[@larimar251]

Hermosos😍

[@LittleCookieCo]

Gracias 🥰

[@kasiam744]

I started decorating xmass cookies 2 years ago. Thank you for sharing that with us! I can step up my game this year and surprise few people with gingerbread family gift❤❤❤❤ thank you! You're so talented!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much!! I have lots of Christmas tutorials, you can check out my Christmas playlist, lots of great designs just like this gingerbread one. Hope you friends and family enjoy them!!

[@kasiam744]

I will check your other videos too! Thank you soo much for this. I can't wait to decorate🥰🥰🥰

[@LittleCookieCo]

You're very welcome ❤️❤️

[@nancy9704]

Thank you for this video! I need help with ideas and icing consistency. I'm a beginner beginner. I'm going to watch your other videos, too. Doing gingerbread boys and girls tomorrow for presents.

[@LittleCookieCo]

How exciting!! Consistency is the hardest part to learn and it comes with practice. I have an older video on my consistencies here, hopefully it can help a bit! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5a7poKfgshge5Y

[@kissingwaffle9782]

You made such a lovely Christmas cookie.. After all, you are an icing cookie master. Cookies are so cute👌👍🎁😍

[@LittleCookieCo]

Awww thank you very much 🥰🥰

[@suzymarceau]

Merci beaucoup

[@LittleCookieCo]

De rien 🥰❤️

[@izalott]

Muito lindo 😍 😍 😍 😍

[@LittleCookieCo]

Muito Obrigado ❤❤

[@MiniatureCookingHFL]

Very nice🎁🎁🎈

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you 🥰

[@kchart47]

I love your videos! Your cookies a beautiful, but I specially appreciate how you describe your thought process as you decorate. You’re a wonderful teacher. How many “seconds count” for your outline and for your flood?

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much!! I'm so happy you enjoy them! I usually go by look to my icing, for my outline I like betweena soft and stiff peak. So it doesn't settle on its own (and that's great because I can use it for my details as well) and for my flood I like it to ribbon off the spoon nicely not too easy but not blob down either. Maybe about 8-10 seconds. I have an older video on this that may help, hoping to update it soon kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5a7poKfgshge5Y

[@sherrytruitt1028]

Run Run! as fast as you can! You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!😉🎄💜

[@LittleCookieCo]

Well my kids caught these 4 🤣🤣 so I guess they didn't didn't fast enoigh 🙈🙈😁

[@sherrytruitt1028]

@@LittleCookieCo 🤣😂😅

[@emmanuellebianchin]

Once again …. Big problem with these cookies. Too pretty to eat them 😉. So much talent and such an amazing instructor. 💕

[@LittleCookieCo]

You are just too kind! Thank you! Although my kids did devour them the second I gave them the ok too, but they did look at them for a moment or two so I guess that's a good sign 🤣

[@emmanuellebianchin]

@@LittleCookieCo LOL … Ah ! Kids ….. they are so lucky to have such an amazing mom !

[@LittleCookieCo]

I don't blame them, I'd do the same 😁 and thank you, so sweet ❤

[@cxg7381]

Beautiful! I continue to struggle with icing consistency when using tipless bags to achieve that nice flow of icing when flooding a space. Your techniques are inspiring! Lovely💕👍

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you! Consistency is the hardest part. Half the battle is getting it right, the other half is how to work with it when it's not quite right! I have this video from a while back on the consistencies I like to use. I'm hoping to do an updated version soon but it may help a bit. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5a7poKfgshge5Y

[@cxg7381]

I am now looking for some additional advice. I am committed to making cookies for an event. I ordered a custom cutter and stencil. I began the icing process and now realize that the stencil is a bit too large as the writing encompasses the entire outside edge of of the cookie. I’ve ordered a new stencil, but how do I preserve what I’ve iced? Can I freeze these, unfreeze later and add the additional icing from the stencil? I would appreciate any advice at this point to help in this situation.

[@LittleCookieCo]

Hi! Yes, you can definitely freeze them! Place them in an airtight container and freeze. If you want you can put parchment paper in between layers but it's not necessary. When you go to defrost them, make sure they are at room temperature before you open the container. If you open too soon they may develop condensation and the water could ruin the icing a bit!

[@floeyd.2405]

😊❤

[@LittleCookieCo]

❤️🥰

[@andrewburgess9153]

What flavour is the brown icing for these please? You are so good. I love them.

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much!! I always flavour my icing the same, with vanilla extract and butter emulsion 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmbQh36Qo7mkl8U

[@sandybeans1475]

Do you have a tutorial on how to do the gold? That was in the beginning on the ballerina cookie??

[@LittleCookieCo]

It's an older video I have but hoping to redo it better in the new year! Hope it helps though kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHKui5JtiNeBrpI

[@strikelee3369]

Hi. What frosting will go well with actual ginger bread cookies? Your videos are fun to watch and very informative. I'm learning a lot and attempting to make Christmas cookies and ginger bread people cookies for the first time ever. Lol

[@janellechavez2337]

You can use the same frosting

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much!! These are actually sugar cookies and not acutal gingerbread cookies so I used my regular frosting with these. But I think any basic vanilla icing would go well with gingerbread! This is my icing that I use for all my cookies linked below... I hope you give give a try, it's a lot of fun to decorate cookies 😁 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmbQh36Qo7mkl8U

[@strikelee3369]

@@janellechavez2337 thanks 😊

[@strikelee3369]

@@LittleCookieCo thank you 😊

[@LittleCookieCo]

You're welcome!

[@traceyschreur8665]

First off. I am absolutely in love with watching your videos, so thank you. Question: does this icing stay soft in the middle I want to try my hand at making these for Christmas. I'm just wondering how far in advanced I can make them. Today is Dec 19th. Thank you so much

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you!!! I usually start making them about 4-5 days in advance because they take a while. It does fry hard but I would say still has a slightly soft bite the first week or so!!

[@9babyblu]

Hi! I love your videos :) I'm going to use your Royal Icing recipe and was wondering how long I could store it in the freezer for? I was wanting to make the icing ahead of time and then bake cookies with my son and niece, who are both under 5. So it would help if I could do the icing ahead of time.

[@9babyblu]

I ask because other recipes say no more than a few days to a week.

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you!! The icing is good for up to 6 months or so in the freezer so plenty of time! The icing is quick to make , it's the coloring and the consistency that takes a long time so it's a good idea to make in advance! I'm sure they will have an amazing time baking with you!

[@9babyblu]

@@LittleCookieCo this is music to my ears! Thank you very much! Yay! 😊

[@Janean6121]

Loved the video, very inspiring. However I do have a question, how long did you let the flood of the brown all over sit before adding additional details ?

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you! I use a dehydrator so it takes about half an hour but you can use a fan and it takes about 45 minutes or if you don't have a fan it can air dry and make take an hour or 2 depending on your environment!

[@Janean6121]

@@LittleCookieCo oh okay great ! Thank you so much for quick response and info. ❤️😉

[@LittleCookieCo]

You're welcome!!

[@carliegriffin7229]

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[@truthserum1271]

YOU make it look easy! But when I attempted it looked like a 3 year old did it 🥴

[@LittleCookieCo]

Don't be so hard on yourself, mine also looked like that or worse when I started and tasted pretty horrible 🤣🤣 we all start there the hard part is not to give up and keep trying. I promise it will come..I've seem so many people just like you comment and a year later they're doing the most amazing cookies!!! So I know you can do it!!

[@truthserum1271]

@@LittleCookieCo thank you I feel encouraged. My middle school daughter said they didn’t look THAT bad. 😉

[@LittleCookieCo]

I'd take that as a great compliment 😁 family is always the most honest 🤣🤣