GINGERBREAD MEN

Ingredients.......125gm of butter/ marg at room temperature, 100gm of brown sugar, 60ml of maple syrup, 1 egg lightly beaten, 310gm of plain flour, 1/2 tsp of bi carb of soda, 1 tbs of ground ginger, 1 dsp of ground cinnamon. Line your oven to 160 deg C. Line 3 baking trays with baking paper. Use your electric mixer to beat butter/ marg and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the maple syrup and egg, beat to combine. In a medium bowl mix together the flour, bi carb of soda, ginger and cinnamon, and fold into the butter mixture, until just combined and a soft dough forms. Place the dough between 2 sheets of baking paper and roll out to a thickness 5mm( 1/4"). Cut shapes from the dough using a gingerman cutter. Place on prepared baking trays about 1"(2cm) apart. Bake one tray at a time in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until firm to touch. Leave stand on trays for 5 minutes , before carefully transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.