Gingerbread Snowflakes with Royal Icing

Ingredients

• 1 cup softened butter
• 3.75 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 0.25 cup water
• 1 cup molasses
• 1.5 teaspoons light corn syrup
• 1 cup water
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla
• 5 cups all purpose flour
• 2.5 teaspoons ginger powder
• 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 1.5 teaspoons cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon allspice
• 0.25 teaspoon salt