Ingredients:

• ¹⁄₃ cup golden syrup
• ¹⁄₄ cup softened butter
• ¹⁄₄ cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¹⁄₂ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¹⁄₂ teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 egg
• 2 cups Gluten Free baking mix (or ²⁄₃ cup each of rice, potato and tapioca flours and ¹⁄₂ tsp of xanthan gum)

Icing

• 1 Tablespoon butter
• 2 cups icing sugar
• few Teaspoons of water to get it to the right consistancy

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180C
2. Melt golden syrup and butter in large bowl.
3. Allow to cool and add sugar, baking soda, spices, egg and all the flours.
4. Beat with wooden spoon until forms ball - should still be a little sticker than standard flour would be
5. Transfer dough onto very lightly floured board. Roll out until around ¹⁄₂ cm thick.
6. Cut out men.
7. Place on non stick tray 3 cm apart.
8. bake for 12 mins, until firm but not rock hard as they harden as they cool.

Icing
Mix butter with ¹⁄₂ cup of icing sugar until white. Slowly add rest of icing sugar and water until firm consistancy is reached.

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