Ginger Beer Gingerbread Men

Let's Cook

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  Step 1

  Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 2 large baking trays with baking paper. Place butter, sugar and egg yolk into the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until light and creamy.

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  Step 2

  Sift flour, bicarb soda and ground ginger over butter mixture, add Bundaberg Ginger Beer and golden syrup, and mix well until a dough forms.

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  Step 3

  Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Divide mixture into 2 even portions and form into 2cm thick rounds.

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  Step 4

  Using a rolling pin, roll 1 portion of dough at a time between sheets of baking paper, until 3mm thick. Cut out gingerbread men with biscuit cutters and place them onto prepared trays, 3cm apart. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on trays.

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  ICING

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  Step 1

  Beat egg white in an electric beater bowl until frothy. Gradually beat in icing sugar until you reach a thick piping consistency, then stir in Bundaberg Ginger Beer.

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  Step 2

  Spoon mixture into a piping bag and decorate biscuits, adding the sweets for buttons. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

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  Tip

  For gifting, pack gingerbread men into individual gift bags or a pretty Christmas tin. For extra Christmas sparkle, look for small edible Christmas decorations in the baking aisle.