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Gingerbread Men and Reindeers

8 Portions
Easy
80 minutes
Create a magical moment with your kids during the festive season with our Gingerbread Men and Reindeers. Get ready to decorate and taste sweet memories.
These charming biscuits are not only delicious but also the perfect activity for family and friends at Christmas time.
Recipe Ingredients
How to Prepare
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If you enjoyed this activity and you're looking for more ways to keep the little ones entertained, we have plenty more Kid's Baking activities where that came from.
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Love gingerbread recipes? Why not try our Dr. Oetker Gingerbread House or the Gingerbread Snowflakes recipes. Discover your favourite one!
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Your biscuits will keep for up to 2 weeks stored in an airtight container at room temperature. you can also freeze your undecorated biscuits for up to 3 months, allow to defrost at room temperature before decorating.
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To decorate your Gingerbread men and Reindeers, why not use our Dr. Oetker Rainbow Decorating Icing with Bright & Bold Sprinkles and get creative.
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Recipe Ingredients

For the Gingerbread
300 gPlain Flour
5 gDr. Oetker Bicarbonate of Soda (1 tsp)
10 gGround Ginger (2 tsp)
5 gGround Cinnamon (1 tsp)
115 gUnsalted Butter
75 gLight Brown Sugar
75 gDark Brown Sugar
45 mlGolden Syrup (3 tbsp)
1Medium Egg
For the Decorations
Dr. Oetker White Designer Icing
Dr. Oetker Rainbow Decorating Icing
about 20 gDr. Oetker Milk Chocolate Chips
about 10 gDr. Oetker Bright and Bold Sprinkles

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For the Gingerbread

1.       Place the butter, light brown sugar and dark brown sugar in a bowl and creamy together, once smooth add the egg and golden syrup. Mix together to form a smooth paste. 

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1.       In a separate bowl mix together the flour, Bicarbonate of Soda, cinnamon and ginger. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix together until a dough is formed – this is easiest to do in a free standing mixer but you can also mix the dough together by hand.

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1.       Once the dough has formed, knead on a surface lightly dusted with flour. Roll out the dough to a thickness about ½ cm and cut out gingerbread men with a cutter about 12cm in height, re-rolling the dough as required. 

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1.       Place the gingerbread men on a tray lined with greaseproof paper, spaced slightly apart. Chill your gingerbread men in the fridge for about 30 minutes.

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1.       10 minutes before baking pre-heat the oven to 200°C (180°C Fan/ Gas Mark 5). Once chilled place your gingerbread men in the oven for 12-15 minutes, until slightly darker in colour, the biscuits will firm up on cooling. Allow your biscuits to cool on the baking tray for 10 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. 

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For the Decoration

1.       Once cooled it’s time to begin decorating; use your designer icing to pipe the details onto the gingerbread men and reindeers. – if the designer icing is too firm place in a jug of warm water for a minute to loosen the icing.

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Use the Writing Icing, Chocolate Chips and Sprinkles to add more intricate details and get creative!

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