And more Christmas baking: Gingerbread animal biscuits

Wanted to use awesome animal shaped cookie cutters I bought a month or so ago. And to make some of them into tree decorations!

75ml black treacle (used maple syrup, molasses would be better)
60g dark brown soft sugar
60g vegan margarine
3/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ginger
1 flax egg (1 tbsp ground linseed mixed with 2 tbsp water)
~325g flour

icing sugar for decorating

Combine syrup, sugar, butter, bicarb, spices, egg and 100g flour and beat. Stir in more flour to make a stiff dough. Heat oven to 350F. Roll out dough to ~3mm thick. Cut out biscuits and place on ungreased baking sheet (parchment may help). Bake for 11min. Remove from tray while hot and cool on wire rack. When cool, decorate with sugar icing (icing sugar, lemon juice, corn starch, water, optional colouring).


I took some to a Christmas party and they went down really well. It's all about the shapes but the mix kept the shape well and was nice and spicy...