Gingerbread Men

Kiwi kids love gingerbread men. Right up there with candyfloss, cheerios, chocolate crackles, mince pies and fairy bread at the perfect children’s party. This ginger bread man recipe is an easy winner.

Serves: 24

Ingredients

6 tablespoons golden syrup
150 gm butter
2 tablespoons water
3 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
5-6 cups flour
150g sugar
Smarties (coloured)

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 150 degrees celcius.
2. Melt golden syrup, sugar, water and ground ginger in a pot on medium heat.
3. Bring to boil, remove from heat, add butter and baking soda.
4. Add flour to make a smooth dough.
5. Leave to cool slightly,then roll out and cut into required gingerbread men shapes!
6. Bake on 2 lightly greased oven trays for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
7. Cool on a wire rack and ice with a pipeable royal icing and add Smarties as buttons.