Gingerbread Cookies

150g butter, chopped
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup golden syrup
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, sifted
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoon ground ginger, sifted
1 teaspoon mixed spice, sifted
1/2 teaspoon baking powder, sifted
3 cups plain flour, sifted


Method
1 Sift dry ingredients together in a large bowl.

2 Place butter, sugar and golden syrup in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Bring to the boil. Remove from heat. Stir in bicarbonate of soda.

3 Pour into dry ingredients, add egg and mix until combined and forms a dough. Flatten dough and wrap in plastic wrap, allow to cool in fridge.

4 Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Grease 3 baking trays. Line with baking paper. Roll sections of dough between 2 sheets of baking paper until 3mm thick. Cut int desired shapes.
Bake, 1 tray at a time, for 8 minutes or until just firm to touch. Stand on trays for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before decorating.

(2011)

(2010)