Buttoned-up gingerbread men
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50 min
These gingerbread men biscuits are all buttoned up with a row of your favourite sweets as 'buttons'. Use Smarties®, M&M'S®, jelly beans or any coloured sweet you fancy.
MumAndMe
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Ingredients
Serves: 10
- 125g butter, softened
- 100g dark brown soft sugar
- 200g golden syrup
- 350g plain flour
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 packet Smarties® or other coloured sweets
Method
Prep:25min ›
Cook:10min ›
Extra time:15min chilling ›
Ready in:50min
- Beat together the butter and sugar using an electric whisk until light and creamy. Stir in the golden syrup.
- Sift the flour, ginger and bicarb together, then combine with the butter mixture. Mix until a rough crumb begins to form, then work the mixture into a smooth dough using your hands. Refrigerate the dough for 15 minutes or until firm. (The longer the dough is chilled, the more it will keep its shape whilst baking.)
- Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Line a baking tray with baking parchment.
- Roll out the dough until about 4mm thick, then cut out the gingerbread men shapes using a cutter. Place onto the prepared baking tray at least 1cm apart then add the Smarties® to make buttons.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool on trays for a minute or two before removing to cool completely on wire racks.
