Gingerbread People

Name: Gingerbread People
Yield: Makes 16
Ingredients: 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1 tablespoon ground ginger; 90 g (3¼ oz/¼ cup) golden syrup; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 60 g (2¼ oz/⅓ cup) soft brown sugar; 1 egg white; assorted food colourings; ½ teaspoon lemon juice; 155 g (5½ oz/¼ cups) icing (confectioners’) sugar, sifted; 1 tablespoon currants; 125 g (4½ oz) unsalted butter, softened; 250 g (9 oz/2 cups) plain (all-purpose) flour; 30 g (1 oz/¼ cup) self-raising flour

Preparation info

Makes
16

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Cook's Book of Everything

By Lulu Grimes

Published 2009

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Ingredients

125 g (4½ oz) unsalted butter, softened
60 g (2¼

Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Line two baking trays with baking paper.
Cream the butter, sugar and golden syrup in a small bowl with electric beaters until light and fluffy. Add the egg gradually, beating well after each add