5
4. Transfer your puzzle boards to prepared
baking sheets. Using cookie cutters, cut
puzzle piece shapes into dough, allowing
at least 1" (5 cm) between each shape. Cut
through dough, but do not remove shapes.
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5. Bake 12 minutes or until edges
start to lightly brown. Remove
from oven and retrace shapes with
knife. Return to oven 7-8 minutes.
Cool on pan 10 minutes. Carefully
remove puzzles to wire racks. Cool
completely, 15 minutes.
Step 4
Try
making
gingerbread
men.
Roll
dough
to
1
/8"
(3
mm)
thickness.
Cut
out
shapes
and
bake
for
10-12
minutes.
Make
a
family
portrait!
6. Icing & paint: In a medium bowl,
combine icing sugar with water. To
make fancy colours, divide into small
bowls. Add a different food colouring
to each bowl. Decorate shapes with
coloured icings, sugars and small
candies. Put the puzzle back together.
Step 6
Step 5
Try
making
homemade
ornaments.
With
the
blunt
end
of
a
wooden
skewer,
poke
holes
through
tops
and
bake.
While
still
hot,
twist
skewer
through
existing
holes
to
enlarge.
Let
cool
completely,
decorate
and
thread
ribbon
through
holes
to
hang
on
the
tree!
Kids
have
a
ball
painting
and
decorating
cookies.
You
can
paint
the
cookies
before
or
after
they
bake
with
your
homemade
sugar
paints.
And
presto-
edible
art!
