In a bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking, powder, salt, and all the spices. For the spicier dough, add 1 tbsp ginger powder more!
In another bowl, mix molasses, melted margarine, milk, and vanilla essence.
Place the mixed dry ingredients in the bowl with liquid ingredients and stir it all together until you achieve nice looking dough which sticks together.
Make a dough ball and wrap it all around in a cling wrap. Let it chill in a fridge for at least one hour but no more than one hour and a half.
Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
When the dough is chilled, take it out from the fridge and knead it with your hands a few time. If it now looks too dry, add a splash of milk to it. Knead again.
Flour a flat surface and roll the dough out with a rolling pin. Don't make it thinner than 5 mm or it would be too crispy after baking. Cut out gingerbread men with your cookie cutter.
Place gingerbread men on a baking paper sheet and bake them in the oven for 5 minutes MAXIMUM.
Start making your icing. Mix together powdered sugar and milk. Stuff it in a plastic bag and cut off one corner or use a decorating tube. Decorate your gingerbread men and let them chill.
Enjoy with a glass of milk!
