Gingerbread Bears

• 125 g unsalted butter
• 100 g molasses
• 4 tablespoons golden syrup
• 325 g plain flour
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 3 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• supercook writing icing (optional)

1. Preheat the oven to 170 Celsius.
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3. Melt the sugar, butter and golden syrup in a saucepan.
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5. Sieve all the dry ingredients together, then add your vanilla essence.
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7. Slowly add the melted sugar, butter and syrup, then stir with a wooden spoon.
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9. Knead the mix for 3-4 minutes.
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11. Roll out the dough to about 5-7mm thickness, then use your choice of cutter to cut 'em out.
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13. Place them in the oven on baking trays lined with greaseproof paper for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
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15. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
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17. Ice to your taste!
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butter, molasses, golden syrup, flour, bicarbonate of soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, allspice, vanilla essence, supercook writing icing

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/gingerbread-bears-404638 (may not work)