Gingerbread Men

• 125 g butter
• 1/2 cup sugar

Beat butter and sugar in a bowl.

• 1/4 cup golden syrup

Add golden syrup and keep beating.

• 1 3/4 cup plain flour
• 1 tsp bicarb soda
• 1 tblsp ground ginger

Stir in plain flour, bicarb soda and ground ginger.

Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.

Split into two and refrigerate for 15 minutes.

Roll out between 2 sheets of baking paper and then cut into shapes.

Bake for 10 minutes at 180 deg.