This recipe will make enough for 20 delicious gingerbread men. This is a perfect kids holiday group activity or for a Christmas Party.
And why not help your kids make a fun Gingerbread House using the template you can view here.

Here’s some we prepared earlier!

Preparation Time
45 mins (including 30 mins resting time for the gingerbread)

Cooking Time
10 minutes

Gingerbread Ingredients
125g Butter at room temperature
100g (1/2 cup, firmly packed) Brown Sugar
125ml (1/2 cup) Golden Syrup
375g (2 ½ cups) Plain Flour
1tbs Ground Ginger
½ tsp Cinnamon
½ tsp Nutmeg
½ tsp Salt
1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
1 Egg Yolk

Icing
1 Egg White
150g (1 cup) Pure Icing Sugar, sifted

Method
Preheat oven to 180°C. Line two baking trays with greaseproof paper.
Mix butter and sugar in bowl until pale and creamy. Add egg yolk, golden syrup and mix until combined.
Stir in flour, spices and bicarbonate of soda.

Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.
Press dough into a disc, cover with plastic and place in fridge for 30 minutes to rest.

Meanwhile, place egg white in a clean, dry bowl. Use and electric beater to beat until soft peaks form.
Gradually add icing sugar and beat until still peaks form. Cover with plastic and store in the fridge.

Put the dough between two sheets of baking paper and roll out until about 4mm thick.Use a 9 cm gingerbread man cutter to cut out shapes. You could also use a Christmas tree shape, or any other festive cutter. Place on trays approx 3cm apart.

Bake in oven for 10 mins until brown. Remove from over and transfer to a rack to cool.

Place prepared icing in small plastic zip lock bags. Snip a small hole in the corner of each bag.
Pipe icing over ginger bread to decorate.

You’re done! All that’s left to do is enjoy them!