Gingerbread Cookies...

**Thanks to the latest Your Family magazine for this super easy Yummy Yummy recipe**

Makes 20 - 25 cookies

Prep 10 min & chilling time

Bake 10 - 12 mins

Ingredients

125g unsalted butter, softened

1/2 cup (125ml) firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup (125ml) golden syrup

1 egg, separated

2 1/2 cups (625ml) flour

1 tblsp (15ml) ground ginger

1 tsp (5ml) cinnamon

1 tsp (5ml) bicarbonate of soda

1 cup (250ml) icing sugar sifted

Step 1 Preheat oven to 180C and line two large trays with baking paper (wax paper works well too)

Step 2 In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until pale using an electric beater. Beat in the syrup and egg yolk

Step 3 Use a spoon to fold the flour, spices and soda to form a smooth dough. Form into a disk, cover in plastic wrap and chill for 30 mins

Step 4 Divide the dough in half. Roll out pieces between baking paper to 5mm thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut shapes

Step 5 Place on the baking trays and bake for 10 minutes or until golden. Sprinkle icing sugar over the cookies once they have cooled

Get Creative...*Bunting*

Ever since I first stepped into Wolves Coffee Shop in Illovo, I have been in love with bunting. Bunting?? What on earth is that? You know those cool vintage looking flags thingys that hang on strings? The fancy name for them is Bunting. Farmboy and I spent a lazy saturday afternoon trying our best to make them...they don't look very professional, but we had fun :)

For more detailed instructions click here. In the mean time, get your bum down to your nearest Fabric shop, put on your puppy dog eyes, and get your paws on some scraps...

Once you've got your scraps, cut out a triangle on some thick cardboard and use it as a stencil.

Once you've cut out lots of triangles, fold the top of the over a long piece of string or cord (we used about 5 meters) and staple the top 'closed'.

And there you go! Your very own triangle hanging thingy's :)