Recipes Cookies & Biscuit Recipes Gingerbread Biscuits Gingerbread Tree Decorations by Billington's Back to Gingerbread Biscuits Gingerbread Tree Decorations by Billington's by Billington's Total Time 32m Prep Time 20m Bake Time 12m Makes 6 Skill Level Easy 2 Reviews 4 star rating Share Why not make your own tree decorations this year - a great activity for the whole family to get involved in. These delicious gingerbread biscuits are really simple to make and can be personalised for each member of the family or given as gifts. Don't forget to make a hole in the top of your gingerbread decoration to fit the pretty ribbon through so that you can hang them up. Method Preheat the oven to 170°C (150°C fan, gas mark 4). Grease and flour a baking sheet. Melt together the butter, sugar and syrup. Sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda and ground ginger. Mix the melted butter mixture into the flour until the dough comes together. 125g Unsalted Butter (Softened) 150g Billington's Unrefined Dark Muscovado Sugar 4 tbsp Golden Syrup 300g Plain White Flour 1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda 2 tsp Ground Ginger On a floured surface roll out the dough to 5mm thick. Using a floured cutter, cut out your preferred shapes and transfer to the prepared baking sheet on a palette knife or similar. Top Tip: How to Roll your Biscuit Dough Evenly How to Roll your Biscuit Dough Evenly Place two clean rulers (of equal thickness) either side of your dough, use them as a guide to roll your rolling pin over them and the dough until the dough is even and flush with the top of the rulers. Bake for 12 minutes until cooked through. Have ready a skewer or cocktail stick. As soon as the biscuits are out of the oven and they are still soft, use the skewer to make a hole for the ribbon to go through. Cool on a rack. Make up the royal icing, following the instructions on pack and adding water. Add a few drops of food colouring to your icing until you reach the desired colour. 250g Silver Spoon Icing Sugar 2 tsp Food Colouring (Assortment of Colours) Spoon into piping bag and get creative decorating. Let's Bake The easiest way to follow a recipe Child Friendly Christmas Homemade Gifts Reviews 07 November 2020 4 star rating bit to crunchy should have cooked it less 30 April 2020 3 star rating Good but after 2 days they went all soggy 😀 Leave Your Thoughts Your Rating 5 stars4 stars3 stars2 stars1 star Email Your Review Ingredients Metric For the Biscuit 125g Unsalted Butter (Softened) 150g Billington's Unrefined Dark Muscovado Sugar The rich taste and all natural colour of dark muscovado adds depth to all of your cooking and baking, making it the world’s finest dark brown soft sugar. It pairs wonderfully with chocolate and is perfect in marinades, sauces and chutneys. 4 tbsp Golden Syrup 300g Plain White Flour 1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda 2 tsp Ground Ginger For the Decoration 250g Silver Spoon Icing Sugar This is refined white sugar ground to a fine powder with the addition of an anti-caking agent. It dissolves on contact with liquid and is therefore used to sweeten foods that require a smooth texture. It can be used to cover cupcakes and sponges, is easy to colour and flavour and is perfect for butter cream. 2 tsp Food Colouring (Assortment of Colours) Utensils Baking Sheet Sieve Rolling Pin Cookie Cutters (Various Shapes) Skewer or Cocktail Stick Piping Bag Small Nozzle