Gingerbread Cookie Cards - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 None egg, beaten
4 tbsp honey
None None icing, sugar flowers and thin ribbon, to decorate

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F. Grease 2 baking trays.
Sift together flour, ginger, cinnamon and baking powder. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Add sugar. Mix in egg and honey. Roll out on a lightly floured work surface then cut into 8 (3x5 inch) rectangles. Transfer to baking trays and bake for 12-15 mins. While cookies are warm, pierce 2 holes, 2 inches apart, along 1 long side of each rectangle with a straw. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Decorate 4 cookies with icing and sugar flowers. Let dry for at least 2 hours, or overnight. Tie plain and decorated cookies with ribbon to make 4 cards.