Gingerbread Men Reindeer Recipe No Eggs

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and adds a subtle flavor.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

Preheat the oven.

In a small saucepan, combine unsalted butter, brown sugar, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, and 1 tablespoon of water.

Add 3 tablespoons of golden syrup to the saucepan.

Gently heat the mixture until the butter melts, being careful not to make it too hot.

Pour the melted mixture into a bowl with all-purpose flour and mix until a dough forms.

Flour your surface and empty the dough onto it, shaping it to roll evenly.

Line a baking sheet with greaseproof paper.

Flour your rolling pin and roll the dough out to about 3-4 mm thick.

Use a gingerbread man cutter to cut out shapes from the dough.

Reuse the pastry to cut out the last shapes.

Gently lift the cookies onto the lined baking sheet using the side of a knife.

Bake the cookies for 15 minutes until they are gently brown.

Allow the cookies to cool.

Prepare the icing by mixing icing sugar to a thick dropping consistency.

Place the icing into an icing bag and snip the end for fine lines.

Outline the cookies with icing, adding details like antlers and eyebrows.

Use chocolate drops for eyes and red sweeties for noses, pressing them into the icing.

Mix more icing and color it with black food coloring to add mouths to the reindeer.

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