My kids love cooking, and Christmas time is a great time to get kids into the kitchen. Here is a family favourite - Christmas gingerbread that you can make into Christmas trees, Christmas santas or some other free form Christmas inspired shape. Baking is the half the fun, and decorating is the other!

125 g of butter
½ cup of golden syrup
1/3 cup of brown sugar
3 cups of plain flour
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of ground ginger
2 teaspoons of bicarbonate soda
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Red, white and green icing

Preheat the oven to 180 C. Line 3 baking trays with baking paper.

Heat the butter, golden syrup and sugar over a low heat until butter has melted. Stir to combine, and then set aside.

Sift flour, cinnamon, ground ginger, and soda into a bowl. Stir in butter mixture, egg and vanilla essence. Press together to form a dough. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 10 minutes.

While you’re waiting you can make the icing in as many colours as you like.

Kneed the dough lightly on a floured surface. Roll dough to about a 5mm thickness. Cut shapes with a cutter. Place on baking trays and bake for 10 minutes or until golden. Cool on the trays.

Decorate the gingerbread with icing. Enjoy!

Makes 20

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