Now, let’s prepare the ingredients to make the best gingerbread cookies for the holiday ... You can also make the cookie dough beforehand. Just put in the refrigerator, wholly covered in plastic ...

Continue until the dough comes together and all ... Whether you’re baking with kids or preparing a festive treat for guests, these gingerbread cookies are guaranteed to be a hit.

Line two baking trays with baking paper. Roll the dough out to a 0.5cm/¼in thickness on a lightly floured surface. Using cutters, cut out the gingerbread men shapes and place on the baking tray ...

If you want something a bit different, add both cocoa powder and melted bittersweet chocolate to the gingerbread dough. Or else try making sandwich cookies with a creamy mascarpone filling.

Gingerbread is ... with flour and roll the dough out with a floured rolling pin until 5mm/¼in thick (as you want the biscuits to only rise slightly when cooking and be nice and crisp when cooked).

Fold together flour, ginger powder and baking soda. 2. Allow the dough to rest in a chiller for around 10 to 12 hours. 3. Once chilled, take it out and cut into desired shapes. Bake them at 180C ...