Gluten-Free Gingerbread Men

Ingredients:

• 2 cups white rice flour
• 1 cup tapioca flour (also called tapioca starch)
• 1/2 cup buckwheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (or mixture of nutmeg, allspice, cloves)
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 2/3 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup blackstrap molasses
• 1 1/2 teaspoons gluten-free vanilla extract
• Easy Royal Icing, recipe follows
• Candies, nuts and sprinkles, for decorating
• 1/3 cup pasteurized egg whites (from a carton is fine)
• 1 tablespoon freshly-squeezed orange juice
• 1/4 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla extract
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar, plus more if needed
• Food coloring

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