Gingerbread biscuits
Spicy gingerbread biscuits are the perfect Christmas treat. Shaped and iced, hang them on the tree as decorations (out of reach of dogs and children) or serve with a hot drink for a delicious snack.
Instructions
- Grease three baking sheets.
- Sift flour, bicarbonate of soda and ginger into a bowl.
- Rub the butter into the flour until it resembles fine bread crumbs.
- Stir in the sugar.
- Beat the syrup into the egg and stir into the bowl, mixing to form a dough and knead until smooth.
- Roll out the dough on a floured surface to about 0.5cm and cut with a cooker cutter (people, Christmas trees, stars or snowmen!) placing them on the baking trays.
- Bake in the oven at 190C – mark 5 for 12-15 minutes until golden.
- Cool on a wire rack and ice when cool.
NOTE: If you intend to hang them, make a hole with a wooden skewer in the dough before you bake. You may need to use the skewer again once out of the oven to define the hole.
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Ingredients
- 350g plain flour
- 1 level tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2 level tsp ground ginger
- 100g butter or block margarine
- 175g light soft brown sugar
- 4 level tbsp golden syrup
- 1 egg, beaten
- Icing to decorate
