Gingerbread Men

Ingredients

• 50g butter, 75g marg, softened.
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup golden syrup
• 2 1/2 cups plain flour
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp bicarb soda (baking soda)

Method

• Preheat oven to 190C.
• Place butter, marg, and sugar in a bowl and beat with electric beaters until light and creamy.
• Add golden syrup, flour, ginger, and bicarb soda and mix to form a smooth dough.
• Place in fridge for 10 mins or until dough is firm.
• Roll out dough between non-stick baking paper to 4mm (1/2 inch) thick.
• Cut out shapes from the dough using gingerbread man cutter (or other shapes).
• Place on baking trays lined with non-stick baking paper.
• Bake for 8-10 mins or until golden brown. Cool on trays.

Source

Donna Hay - Modern Classics Book 2