Gingerbread men

Ingredients:

• 125g butter.
• 1/2 cup (100g) firmly packed soft brown sugar.
• 1 egg yolk.
• 2 1/2 cups (375g) plain flour.
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda.
• 3 teaspoons ground ginger.
• 1 teaspoon allspice.
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) golden syrup.

Icing:

• 1 1/2 cups icing sugar.
• 1 egg white

Method:

• Preheat oven to 180˚C.
• Cream together butter & brown sugar until pale & creamy.
• Make a well in the middle & add the golden syrup & egg yolk. Mix well.
• Add the flour, ground ginger & bicarbonate of soda. Using your hands, mix well into a dough.
• Lightly dust a surface & roll out the dough approximately 4mm thick. Using a gingerbread men cookie cutter, cut out the dough.
• Place onto a lightly greased baking tray & bake in the oven for 10 minutes, until brown.
• Set aside to cool & decorate with icing, Smarties and/or sultanas.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup salt
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 water

Method:

• Add salt and flour to a bowl and add water slowly.
• Mix into a dough and knead for 5-10 minutes.
• Roll
• Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes, decorate with paint or glitter.