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Gingerbread man recipe

Stevie G
Have fun with the kids while making these delicious gingerbread man cookies
5 from 3 votes
Pin Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Decorate 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Biscuits
Cuisine South African
Servings 6 cookies
Calories 472 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 350 grams plain flour
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 100 grams soft butter
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 175 grams light brown sugar
  • 60 ml golden syrup
  • piped icing to decorate
  • jelly tots to decorate
  • liquorice to decorate

Instructions
 

  • Mix the flour, bicarbonate of soda and ginger with the butter, using your fingers.
  • Add sugar and syrup.
  • Add the egg to make a firm dough.
  • Roll the dough out ½ cm thick and cut out gingerbread men using a knife or cookie cutter.
  • Place onto a greased tray.
  • Bake for 15 minutes at 190°C (370ºF).
  • Let them cool and decorate.

Nutrition

Calories: 472kcalCarbohydrates: 80gProtein: 6gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 312mgPotassium: 133mgFiber: 2gSugar: 34gVitamin A: 417IUCalcium: 48mgIron: 3mg
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