Gingerbread stars

Celebrate Christmas with these fun gingerbread stars made with sugar and spice and all things nice!

Recipe «Gingerbread stars» presented in category Recipes / Desserts, to prepare this dish you will need no more 25 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 125g butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup golden syrup, 1 Coles Brand Australian Free Range Egg yolk, 2 1/2 cups plain flour , 1 tablespoon ground ginger, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves , 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/2 quantity royal icing.

Ingredients:

• 125g butter 
• 1/2 cup brown sugar 
• 1/2 cup golden syrup 
• 1 Coles Brand Australian Free Range Egg yolk 
• 2 1/2 cups plain flour 
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger 
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 1/2 quantity royal icing 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180C. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
2. Use an electric mixer to beat the butter, sugar and golden syrup in a bowl until pale and creamy. Add the egg yolk and beat to combine. Add the flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg and stir to combine. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.
3. Divide dough into 2 portions. Roll 1 portion out on a lightly floured surface to a 5mm-thick disc. Use 7cm, 4cm and 2cm star cutters to cut stars from the gingerbread and place on the lined trays. Bake, swapping trays halfway through cooking, for 10-12 mins or until lightly golden. Set aside on trays to cool. Repeat with remaining dough. Place royal icing in a piping bag fitted with a 1mm plain nozzle. Pipe onto biscuits. Set aside to set.