


Ingredients (makes 8)
60g Butter, soften65g (1/3 Cup) Brown Sugar
30ml Maple Syrup
1/2 Egg, lightly beaten
155g (1 1/4 Cups) Plain Flour
1/4 Teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda
1/2 Tablespoon Mixed Spices
For Icing:
150g (1 Cup) White Chocolate Melts
Silver Cachous, to decorate
Christmas Sprinkes, to decorate
Food Colouring, optional
Note:-
~ You can omit adding of mixed spices to this recipe if you/your kids do not like the aroma/taste of it.
~ Replacement of Maple Syrup with Honey can be done in this recipe too.

Method:
1. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar till light and fluffy. Add maple syrup and egg then continue to beat till combined.2. Sift flour, bicarbonate of soda and mixed spices over butter mixture. Using a wooden spoon, stir until just combined to form a soft dough.
3. Place dough on a lightly floured surface, knead gentle until smooth.
4. Flatten it slightly between two sheet of baking paper and keep it in the fridge for about 1 hour or till firm.
5. Preheat oven to 170 degree and line baking tray(s) with baking paper, roll dough between 2 sheets of baking paper until 0.5cm thick.
6. Using a 6.5cm wide and 7.5cm long (or any medium size) gingerbread man cutter, cut shapes from dough.
7. Re-roll dough scraps and continue to cut shapes till dough is used up. Place the cut dough about 2 cm apart, on prepared tray(s).
8. Bake 1 tray at a time for 20 minutes or until firm to tough. Stand on tray(s) for 5 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.
For Decoration:
1. Place white chocolate melts in a heatproof microwave-safe bowl, microwave it on MEDIUM-HIGH for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds till smooth.2. Spoon 1/2 tablespoon each time into small plastic bag, snip off 1 corner and pipe faces and buttons onto gingerbread men.
3. Decorate the buttons with cachous and or other Christmas decoration sprinkes.
4. For colour icing, you can mixed a drop or two of the desire colour(s) into small amount of melted chocolate, stir till combined and use accordingly.
5. Set aside the completed gingerbread men to set before storing them in air-tight container.

And now I am submitting this post to "Aspiring Bakers #2: Christmas! (Dec 2010)", hosted by Passionate About Baking at this link HERE.

So cute! Hope you can submit this to Aspiring Bakers. ;)
ReplyDeleteI like your ginger bread man. The shape is nice and cute. I don't really like to eat but making them is just so fun!
ReplyDeleteThese cookies seems easy to make, am sure my sons will love it. Thks for sharing the recipe ^_^
ReplyDeleteok.. ive been looking for the answer to why does the gingerbread man from Coffee bean is so dotted.
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YunLing
oh this is very very cute!
ReplyDeleteSSB: Sure! I would submit it de :p
ReplyDeleteKitchen Corner: Mee too. Making these are for fun and festive gifts :)
neyeeloh: Do share with us your bake if you do try out :)
YuLing: Opsss that I am not so sure, perhaps it's just some design.
Maureen: Thanks. Tot of making some for the xmas party door gift...em....see whether i got free time ma :p
May I know which white chocolate melts you used and and will it become soft at room temperature? Thanks
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