Ingredients: -

• 350g plain flour,
• 2 tsp ginger, ground,
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda,
• 100g butter,
• 175g soft light brown sugar,
• 1 egg,
• 4 tbsp golden syrup.

Method: -

1. Preheat oven 190'C/Gas mark 5
2. Put the flour, ginger and soda into a bowl and rub in the butter
3. Add sugar and stir in the syrup and egg to make a firm dough
4. Roll out to about 5mm thick and cut out your gingerbread men
5. If you don't have a gingerbread man cutter then use whatever you have - stars and hearts are just as tasty
6. Put a sheet of baking paper on a tray and evenly space out the biscuits, bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown
7. Leave to firm up for a couple of minutes before placing on a wire rack to cook
8. Once cooled, decorate with icing. Makes approximately 20 biscuits