Gingerbread Man Cookies

4 de abril de 2014


Ingredients:

  • 400 g of self-raising flour ( or plain flour plus raising agent)
  • 200g margarine or butter
  • 100 g icing sugar
  • 1 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 drops vanilla essence (optional)

Materials:

  • A bowl
  • A baking tray
  • Aluminum foil

Procedure:

  • Put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix them to form dough.
  • Roll a piece of dough into a ball between the palms of your hands and flatten it on the aluminum foil. (This is the head).
  • Roll five more pieces into sausage shapes to form the body, arms and legs.
  • Flatten these on to the foil, joining the pieces together by pressing them.
  • Place the foil on the baking tray and bake it in a pre-heated oven (temperature: 180°C) for about 10 – 20 minutes.
  • The gingerbread men cookies are done when they start going brown.