Gingerbread boys

Lebkuchen

½ cup butter

¾ cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 cup molasses yellow dock syrup

3 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cloves

½ teaspoon chilli powder

Cream butter and sugar, then add egg and molasses. Sift in dry ingredients, mix.  Turn out on a surface and knead in enough flour to make smooth dough.  Roll flat and cut into shapes.  Bake 350 for 15 minutes.