Gingerbread People

Perfect for celebration season. A good recipe to get the kids involved!

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AGE APPROPRIATE: 12 months +

Gingerbread People

NF | EF – can be GF

  • Baking Tray
  • knife
  • bowl
  • cookie cutters
  • 1.5  cups  spelt flour OR 3/4 cup almond meal and 3/4 cup buckwheat or cassava flour for GF option
  • 1/3  cup  coconut sugar
  • 1/2 tsp  vanilla powder
  • 1/4 tsp  baking powder
  • 2 tsp  ginger powder
  • 1/2 tsp  cinnamon
  • 1/4  tsp  ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp  ground clove
  • 1 pinch sea salt
  • 1/4 cup  melted butter
  • 2 tbsp milk of choice
  1.  Preheat oven to 160C fan forced

  2.  In a bowl, combine all of the dried ingredients

  3.  In a seperate bowl, combine all of the wet ingredients

  4. Add the wet to the dry ingredients and mix together until a dough forms. If it is too sticky or wet, add some more flour, or alternatively if its too crumbly, add more milk

  5. Roll into a ball and refrigerate, covered for an hour

  6. After an hour, place the dough between two pieces of baking paper and roll until thin (about 1/4cm thick), then using a cookie cutter or a knife, cut into desired shapes.

  7. Place onto prepared baking tray and bake for 10 minutes or until golden, they might still be a bit soft, allow to cool and they will firm up as they cool.

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February 25, 2024 at 7:36 am
Natalija says:

Hi there, just wondering how long these last/how to best store and also if they can be frozen? Sorry, total novice here when it comes to biscuits. xx

March 22, 2024 at 10:27 am
Kate - Boob to Food says:

No need to be sorry :) These can be stored in an air tight container in the cupboard, and should last for about a week. You could absolutely freeze them as well.

November 12, 2024 at 12:18 pm
Shell says:

Hello, wondering what you ice these with as in the picture in toddler to table?

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