Treats Without Wheat | Gingerbread

Ingredients

• 6 cups gluten free all-purpose flour mix
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
• 1 cup packed demerara brown sugar
• 4 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 4 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon finely ground pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup unsulfured molasses
• Sweet rice flour, for dusting
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1 tbsp plus 1/4 tsp meringue powder
• 2 tbsp of water (more or less water may be needed for the correct consistency)
• Optional - Americolor soft gel paste colour
• Optional - Sanding sugar, for sprinkling