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Cranberry Gingerbread Men

Serves: 10-12 large or 25 small men

The whole family will love helping to decorate these delicious biscuits.

Ingredients

  • 200g/7 oz Self raising flour
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 50g butter
  • 50g dark brown soft sugar
  • 2 tbsp black treacle
  • 1 tbsp golden syrup
  • 1 finely grated zest of orange
  • To decorate use Ocean Spray Craisins, sweetened dried cranberries

Preparation & Cooking

  1. Heat the oven to 180°C/170°C Fan/350°F/Gas Mark 4
  2. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets with butter. Sift the flour, ginger and cinnamon into a mixing bowl.
  3. In a heavy-based saucepan, melt the butter, sugar, black treacle and golden syrup over low heat. Do not allow to boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the orange rind. Pour the butter mixture into the flour and mix thoroughly to form a soft dough.
  4. Roll out the dough to approximately 6mm/ ¼" thick and cut 10-12 large shapes, or 25 small shapes, re-rolling the dough when necessary.
  5. Using a palette knife carefully lift the gingerbread people onto the baking tray and decorate with the dried cranberries.
  6. Cook for 6-10 minutes until just set and beginning to brown.

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