Name: Gingerbread trees
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: Makes 20-24
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 75g softened butter; 50g caster sugar; ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; 50g golden syrup; 2 egg yolks; 250g plain flour; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp ground ginger

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Gingerbread trees

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Makes 20-24

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 12 mins

A star rating of 4 out of 5.45 ratingsRate

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Enjoy this recipe for golden gingerbread trees - make them to eat on their own, or to decorate your Christmas cake

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Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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75g softened butter
50g caster sugar
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
50g golden syrup
2 egg yolks
250g plain flour
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground ginger

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Nutrition: per biscuit

kcal96
fat4g
saturates2g
carbs15g
sugars5g
fibre0g
protein2g
salt0.17g

low

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Beat together the softened butter with the caster sugar until creamy. Stir in bicarbonate of soda, golden syrup and the egg yolks. Sift in the plain flour and ground cinnamon and ground ginger then bring together with a wooden spoon. Shape into two balls, knead until the dough comes together, then chill for 30 mins. Roll out one ball at a time, to about 2 x £1 coin thickness. Stamp out trees with a 7cm cutter, then re-roll the trimmings. Lift dough onto greased baking sheets and bake for 10-12 mins until slightly risen and golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Will keep in an airtight container up to a week.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2006

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