#+TITLE: Gingerbread People
#+DATE: 2023-06-20 12:00:00 UTC
#+FILETAGS: recipe:cookie
#+CATEGORY: recipes
#+SLUG: gingerbread-people
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#+THUMBNAIL: ./gingerbread-people.jpg

* Ingredients
 - 3 cups flour, plain/all purpose
 - 3 tsp baking powder
 - 1 tbsp ground ginger
 - 2 tsp ground cinnamon
 - 1 tsp mixed spice
 - 1/4 tsp ground cloves (optional)
 - 85g / 5 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter , softened (Note 3)
 - 3/4 cup brown sugar (Note 4 re: light or dark brown)
 - 1 large egg , at room temperature (Note 5)
 - 2 tsp vanilla extract
 - 1/2 cup molasses, light / true (NOT blackstrap)(Note 6)

* Instructions

1. Mix the dry Ingredients flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, mixed spice, cloves
2. Cream the butter and sugar in a separate bowl, mix with mixer or by hand
3. add egg & vanilla and mix followed my molasses, treacle or golden syrup.
4. Mix in the dry ingredients bit by mix and mix
5. Refrigerate for around an hour
6. Roll out and cut your shapes
7. cook in the oven for around 10-12 minutes depending on offer and how crisp you would like them.
