Gingerbread Cookie Decorations
When the kids are home from school for the holidays, it’s always a good time to get them baking. Making Christmas decorations at the same time is a win-win for me. Of course a lot are eaten while we…
INTRODUCTION
When the kids are home from school for the holidays, it’s always a good time to get them baking. Making Christmas decorations at the same time is a win-win for me. Of course a lot are eaten while we decorate them, but family memories are made. Guaranteed.
This is a no spread cookie dough, so it is perfect to use for gingerbread houses. Down load a template off the internet and cut out your shapes.
Watch my YouTube video making this fun family recipe here.
METHOD
Ingredients
Directions
- Step 1:
Preheat oven to 180°C and grease two cookie sheets.
- Step 2:
Cream butter and sugar until well combined.
- Step 3:
Add egg and beat well.
- Step 4:
Add dry ingredients, vanilla and golden syrup and mix until all ingredients come together to form a dough. It will be a bit crumbly, this is fine.
- Step 5:
Roll out dough between two sheets of baking paper to ½ cm thick.
- Step 6:
Cut out cookies. Place on prepared baking sheet.
- Step 7:
Use a straw to make circles at the top of each cookie.
- Step 8:
Bake for .
- Step 9:
Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.
- Step 10:
Uncooked cookie dough will keep in the freezer or fridge until you need to use it again. Bring it up to room temperature before rolling it out.
- Step 11:
Decorate the cookies as you wish. String ribbon through each hole and hang on your Christmas tree.
