41. Ginger Cookies
Sometimes you just get a craving, and this week I just had a craving for ginger biscuits. I could not get them off my mind, so I just had to make them. Work has been trying and I had exams on Monday and Tuesday, so it’s all just been a bit stressful recently, but being able to escape into baking makes it just that little bit better.
Makes 24 cookies
Ingredients
225g (8oz) plain flour
3 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
4 tsp ground ginger
pinch of salt
pinch of ground black pepper
120g (4oz) butter (cold and diced)
120g (4oz) sugar
120g (4oz) golden syrup
Method
Preheat oven to 180C and line two baking trays.
Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl.
Rub in the butter until there are no yellow lumps and your mixture is the consistency of bread crumbs.
Mix in the sugar.
Mix in the golden syrup and mix until fully incorporated.
Using your hands, bring the dough together into one large ball and split into quarters.
Split each quarter into six pieces and roll into rough balls and place on the baking trays with plenty of space in between.
Bake the cookies for 9-11 minutes until your cookies are golden and they have a few cracks visible on top, they will still be soft.
Leave to cool on the baking trays for 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to continue cooling.
Enjoy!
