Gingerbread Men Cookies

聖誕節是我最喜歡的節日，大街小巷都掛滿閃爍的聖誕燈飾，各大商舖到了十一月尾已搶先把窗櫥裝飾得美輪美奐，到處洋溢著歡樂，充滿節日氣氛。慶祝聖誕有很多美食如Panettone，Stollen，Christmas Pudding，Minced Meat Pie 等等。 我常做的應節的食品是Gingerbread Men Cookies。

Recipe

Butter               65g

Sugar                30 g

Brown Sugar   30 g

Black Treacle   45 g

Golden Syrup  30 g

Baking Soda   1 Tsp

Salt                   as needed

Egg                   1/2 pc

Flour                  250 g

Ground Ginger    1 Tsp

Cinnamon  , Clove, Nutmeg    1/2 Tsp

Vanilla Essence  As needed

Method:

Put butter, sugar, salt, treacle and syrup in saucepan

Stir over moderate heat until melt

Remove from heat and add soda, sieve in flour

Add egg, rub to a ball

Knead to 2mm thick

Cut with cookie cutter

Bake in the 180℃ reheated oven until golden brown.

About 9-10, 4” cookies