Soft gingerbread cookies

Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl, add the rest of the ingredients and make into a dough. Or alternatively let your food processor do the hard work: Put everything in a food processor, whizz for a few seconds, turn out onto a worktop and press together to make a dough.

Wrap the dough ball into a cling film and let it rest in the fridge overnight.

Preheat the oven to 160°C and line a baking sheet with baking paper.

Roll the dough ¼ inch thick and cut into desired shapes. Transfer onto the prepared baking tray, decorate with smarties and bake in the preheated oven for 8-10 mins. Remove from the baking sheet immediately and leave to cool. Store in a tin.