Gingerbread men recipe - Real Recipes from Mums

Ingredients

• 2½ cups plain flour
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of (baking) soda
• 3 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice or cinnamon
• Pinch of salt
• 100g unsalted butter, softened
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons water
• (Optional Icing) 1 cup pure icing sugar (NOT icing sugar mixture)
• (Optional Icing) 1 tablespoon water