Thursday, December 24, 2009

Gingerbread Boy & Gingerbread Girl

Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for Year 2010!


Update: I made these cookies together with my nephew because he loves "The Gingerbread Man" story.



Gingerbread Cookies

Ingredients
(A)
60g butter
100g sugar
pinch of salt

(B)
1 egg

(C)
170g golden syrup

(D)
460g flour
2 tsp ginger powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
1 tsp baking soda

Method
1. Mix (A) till well combined. Add in (B) and cream till smooth.
2. Add in (C), then (D) and mix till well blended.
3. Let it rest for 15 minutes. Then roll the dough to 3mm thick and cut it out using Gingerbread Boy & Girl cookie cutters.
4. Bake at 180 deg C for 15 minutes.

Recipe from: Joy of Making Cookies by Alex Goh