Floral Cookies for the New Year

I had a bunch of gingerbread dough leftover from my adventures in gingerbread house making.  So, I decided to use the dough to make cookies for the new year!

I thought I would share an icing flowers tutorial that I found very helpful:

I love the way these cookies look, but I have to confess it's a bit too much icing for the cookie -- taste wise.  Too much sugar!  (I've been scraping off the flowers before I eat the cookies.)  On a side note, the gingerbread has held up really well and is still soft, a week later!  Next time I want to figure out how to create gorgeous cookies that don't require you to scrape off some icing!

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