Preheat the oven to 200℃ (180℃ fan)/400°F/gas mark 6.
sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and spices into a large mixing bowl. Add the butter and rub in until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the muscovado sugar
Beat the treacle, golden syrup and egg together and add to the bowl. Mix to form a smooth dough.
Roll out the dough between two sheets of baking parchment and cut out biscuits using Christmas cookie cutters. Reroll trimmings and cut out more biscuits.
Make a hole in the top of each biscuit, with a skewer, if you want to be able to hang the biscuits on the tree. Bake the biscuits in the centre fo the oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
Allow to cool for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Decorate as desired
Notes
Nutrition information is calculated using an online nutrition database - is approximate and is meant as a guideline only.