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