| Prep time: | 15 min |
| Cook time: | 17 min |
| Total time: | 32 min |
Create delicious gingerbread people and houses using this amazing recipe from Roberts Confectionery using their Gingerbread Mix.
**Please note that the yield is also dependant on how this you roll your cookies and how large your cutter is. These numbers are an approximation only**
150g melted butter
500g Roberts Gingerbread Mix
4 tea spoons of water
6 table spoons of golden syrup
Royal Icing and/or fondant – for decorating
Preheat oven to 150ºC fan forced setting
Place 500g Gingerbread mix in medium sized bowl and make a well in the centre. Melt the butter in a microwave safe jug. Add in golden syrup and water, stir until combined.
Add to the dry mix and stir with a spoon until the dough comes together
Divide the dough into two pieces. Place dough in between two pieces of baking paper and roll dough out to approximately 6mm thick.
Slide the dough onto a flat baking tray and refrigerate for 10 minutes
Remove the top sheet of baking paper and cut into desired shapes. Remove excess dough (excess dough can be re rolled
Bake for 17 minutes for large gingerbread people or 15mins for smaller sized biscuits.
Allow to cool completely on the baking tray before decorating with royal icing or fondant. Store baked biscuits in an airtight container.
