Gingerbread Men
Christmas just would not be Christmas without gingerbread men. I have made these every year with my children since they were born and even now they love the ritual of decorating the cookies.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 175 gr dark muscovado sugar
- 85 gr golden syrup
- 100 gr butter
- 350 gr plain flour
- 1 tbsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground clove
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 egg beaten
- flour for dusting
For Decoration
- Icing Sugar
- sweets
Instructions
- Melt the butter, sugar and syrup in a pan, allow to bubble for a few minutes then remove from the heat and leave to cool for ten minutes.
- Place the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl then add in the beaten egg and the cooled syrup mixture. Stir with a wooden spoon then once it all comes together, using your hands knead the dough for a few minutes until smooth.
- Stir with a wooden spoon then once it all comes together, using your hands knead the dough for a few minutes until smooth. It is quite a sticky dough at this stage.
- Wrap in plastic wrap then place in the fridge for a minimum of 30 minutes.
- Allow to come to room temperature for a while once removed from the fridge then roll out onto a floured surface. Using gingerbread cutters, cut out shapes from the dough and place onto lined baking trays.
- Place into an oven preheated to 180oc for 10-12 minutes until the edges are just started to brown.
- Allow to cool completely then decorate with icing sugar and sweeties.
