I made these with some left-over gingerbread men dough... this is a basic recipe from taste.com.
I iced them with an icing made with plum powder (natural colour, and nice flavour!)
  • Melted butter, to grease
  • 125g butter, at room temperature
  • 100g (1/2 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar
  • 125ml (1/2 cup) golden syrup
  • 1 egg, separated
  • 375g (2 1/2 cups) plain flour
  • 1 tbs ground ginger
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • Plain flour, to dust
  • 1 cup pure icing sugar, sifted
  • Plum p...

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