Ingredients

• 250 g of butter
• 200 g of muscovado sugar
• 4 Tbsp of golden syrup
• 2 Tbsp of treacle
• 600 g of flour
• 2 tsp of baking soda
• 4 tsp of ground ginger
• 1 tsp of ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp of ground nutmeg
• ½ tsp of ground clove

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C / 355°F.
2. Melt the butter, muscovado sugar, golden sugar, and treacle on low heat until melted. Allow it to cool slightly before adding to flour mixture below.
3. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove until well blended.
4. Pour the warm liquid mixture into the bowl with the flour mixture, and fold evenly until a dough forms.
5. Roll out the dough onto grease-proof parchment paper, into a thin flat dough, and cut out the gingerbread men using a cookie cutter. Remove the excess dough and re-roll to repeat process.
6. Bake the gingerbread men for 8-10 minutes in the preheated oven.