Name: Gingerbread Men Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 90g butter, softened 65g soft dark brown sugar 30g beaten egg (about 1 egg) 65g black treacle 200g plain flour, plus extra for dusting ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground ginger ¼ tsp ground all spice ¼ tsp salt; 250g royal icing sugar 3 tbsp water

Gingerbread Men Cookies

This is Annabel’s ‘best ever’ recipe for Gingerbread Men Cookies. Children will love rolling out the dough and cutting the shapes. They can help with the icing decoration too. For decorating, you will need a piping bag fitted with a small, round nozzle.

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Nut-free

Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus 45 minutes chilling time)

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Makes: 20 cookies

Great for: Family Recipes , Kids 2-4 Years , Kids 4+ Years

Suitable for Freezing

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Ingredients

90g butter, softened
65g soft dark brown sugar
30g beaten egg (about 1 egg)
65g black treacle
200g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp ground all spice
¼ tsp salt

Icing

250g royal icing sugar
3 tbsp water

Method

Beat the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl with a hand-held electric whisk until light and fluffy, then add the egg and black treacle and whisk to combine.
Measure the remaining dry ingredients into a separate bowl. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter and sugar mixture, whisking until the mixture forms a soft dough.
Wrap the dough in clingfilm and transfer to the fridge for about 45 minutes.
Preheat the oven the oven to 200⁰C / 400⁰F / Gas Mark 6 and line 2 baking sheets with baking parchment.
Roll out the chilled dough on a lightly floured work surface to a thickness of approx 5mm/ 1/4 in.
Cut out the people using a gingerbread cutter. Place them on the lined baking sheets, then chill in the fridge until firm (about 45 minutes).
Bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes until crisp and lightly golden.
Remove from the oven and leave the gingerbread to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheets before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
To make the icing, whisk the icing sugar and water together in a bowl using a hand-held electric whisk until smooth. Spoon the icing into the piping bag and pipe designs on the gingerbread men.