Christmas Cookies: The Queens Spiced Cut-Out Recipe - Arora's Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup Unsalted Butter, softened
• 1 cup Granulated or Caster Sugar
• 2 Large Eggs, room temperature
• 2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
• 3 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• ½ tsp Fine Sea Salt
• 1 tsp Ground Ginger
• ½ tsp Ground Cinnamon
• ¼ tsp Freshly Grated Nutmeg
• 4 cups Confectioners' (Icing) Sugar, sifted
• 3 Tbsp Meringue Powder
• 6–8 Tbsp Warm Water
• ½ tsp Lemon Juice or Clear Extract (optional)
• Gel Food Colouring (As needed)