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How to make; GINGERBREAD MEN.

As I said in my last post, this was never intended to be a recipe blog. I just love Christmas food so much that I can't resist cooking it, then telling the world about it. Tonight, I made gingerbread men. They made my house smell amazing as they baked, and they were really easy, so here's how;

Ingredients:

(once again, I really like to work in American measurements! So much easier.)

1/2 cup of sugar

1/2 cup of margarine

1/2 cup of golden syrup

1 egg yolk

2 cups of plain flour

pinch of salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp mixed spice

1 tsp ginger

a little water

For frosting:

icing sugar

water

Method:

1. Blend sugar and margarine until smooth.

2. Stir in golden syrup and egg yolk.

3. Sift in flour, and then add the rest of the dry ingredients.

4. Mix until all of the dry ingredients have been incorporated, and the mixture is smooth. (I added a little water here to help the mixture to stick together.)

5. Refrigerate for half an hour. While you are doing this, preheat your oven to 180°C

6. When you have removed your dough from the fridge, sprinkle flour on a clean, dry surface.

7. Roll your dough out to 1/4 of an inch thickness roughly, and cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters or a sharp knife.

8. Place onto un-greased baking trays and cook for 8-10 minutes. When the cookies are done, they will be firm but still soft to bite.

Decorating:

Mix icing sugar and water together to create plain white icing. Dip the hands, feet or heads of your gingerbread men into the mixture. Alternatively, you can decorate with tubes of coloured icing, or Smarties.