Mary Berry and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey served up delicious gingerbread snowmen on A Mary Berry Christmas.

The ingredients are: 115g unsalted butter, softened, 175g dark muscovado sugar, 4 tbsp golden syrup, 1 large free-range egg, beaten, 350g plain flour, plus extra for dusting, 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda, 2 tsp ground ginger, 1½ tsp mixed spice and ½ tsp ground cloves.

For the decorations: 200g icing sugar, black, green and red fondant icing, orange crisp-coated chocolates, such as Smarties and edible sliver balls.

See Mary’s Christmas recipes in the book titled: Mary Berry’s Christmas Collection available from Mary Berry’s Christmas Collection now.