Gingerbread Men

9 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 125 g butter
  • 100 g brown sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 12 cups plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 3 tablespoons ground ginger
  • 125 ml golden syrup
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 12 cups icing sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 180C.
  2. 2
    Beat the butter & sugar together until light and creamy.
  3. 3
    Add the egg and beat until combined.
  4. 4
    Sift dry ingredients and stir into butter mix, then add golden syrup.
  5. 5
    Mix to a light dough and knead gently onto a lightly floured surface until smooth.
  6. 6
    Roll out until approximately 1/2 cm thick - cut gingerbread men out and place on lined baking tray.
  7. 7
    Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly golden.
  8. 8
    Cool on tray.
  9. 9
    Combine the icing sugar and egg white gradually and beat until smooth.
  10. 10
    Spoon into a piping bag and decorate as desired.

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