Soft Brown Sugar
Spiced and sweet with a rich molasses flavour, these easy Treacle Gingerbread Men are the best festive treat. Perfectly chewy with a delightful hint of warmth.
Pre-heat oven to 160°C. Line two baking trays with cooking paper.
Beat butter and sugar together until creamy add treacle and egg yolk and beat until well combined. Sift over dry ingredients and mix in well. Turn mixture out onto a lightly floured surface and knead together to make a soft dough. Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes.
Roll out dough between two sheets of baking paper or cling film until approx. 3 mm thick, stamp out shapes using cookie cutters and arrange on the lined trays. Bake for about 15-20 minutes until golden brown, remove from the oven and allow to cool and harden. Cool completely then decorate with icing. Excess dough can be re-rolled and cut out.
Icing Glaze
Beat 1 egg white until frothy then add approx. 1 ½ cups icing sugar and squeeze of lemon juice, mix until piping consistency adding more icing sugar if necessary. Spoon into a piping bag.
Tip: Add little 'buttons', smarties before cooking shapes OR pipe with icing and decorate with lollies when baked and cold.
To serve
Icing
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