yummy gingerbread cookies

i n g r e i e n t s :

500 g flour

100 g sugar

250 g honey

1/8 l   water

1 egg

2 tsp of gingerbread spice mix*

2 tsp of holland cocoa

2 tsp baking soda

* i used this spice mix(but not the recipe),

   or here's a homemade mix

 m i x,   k n e a d,   m a k e,   b a k e:

1. m i x  flour, spice mix and soda in a bowl

2. simmer water, sugar and honey together

3. while still warm, pour sugar-honey-water into the flour

mix and  k n e a d  together (by hand or - i used my kitchenaid)

4. add egg and  k n e a d  again

5. refridgerate dough for a couple of hours

6. m a k e - roll out dough and cut out cookies

(note: we also used cookie stamps and a knife to decorate)

7. b a k e  at med-high heat and remove from oven shortly

after the cookies rise (it also depends on how thin you make your

cookies, but we baked ours at 180° C for about 3-4 minutes)

  

optional:

- as soon as you take them out of the oven - while still hot, glaze with (very well) beaten egg.

tip: if you want to have darker brown cookies, add 1-2tsp  of cocoa to the egg.

optional2:

 - when cookies are cool(i usually do it the next day), decorate with icing. 

tip: if you're having a hard time making straight lines with your icing, try making a line of dots or dashs(that is, if your icing is not too runny), looks better than a runny line! and makes the cookies cuter!

if you intend to store them, store in a container with a cinnamon stick, a few cloves and vanilla bean stick :)

p.s. they make lovely ornaments!