Ingredients (Makes 28)

• 150g brown sugar
• 85g golden syrup
• 100g butter
• 3 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 300g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• ½ cup icing sugar

Method

Step 1: Heat the sugar, golden syrup and butter until melted. Mix the spices and flour in a large bowl. Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in 1 tsp cold water. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients; add the melted sugar mix, egg and bicarbonate of soda. Mix well. At this stage the mix will be soft but will firm up on cooling.

Step 2: Cover the surface of the biscuit mix with cling film and leave to cool, then put in the fridge for at least 1hr to become firm enough to roll out.

Step 3: Heat oven to 190°C/170°C fan. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead briefly. Cut the dough in half. Thinly roll out one half on a lightly floured surface. Cut into shapes with cutters, such as gifts, trees and hearts, then transfer to baking sheets, leaving a little room for them to spread. If you plan to hang the biscuits up, make a small hole in the top of each one using a skewer. Repeat with remaining dough.

Step 4: Bake for 12-15 minutes until they darken slightly. Cool for a few minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to cool and harden up completely.

Step 5: In a small bowl place icing sugar and add water until paste consistency forms. Place in a pipping bag and pipe on shapes or names to the biscuits.

Nutritional Guide - Per Serve
Energy: 100cal
Protein: 1.4g
Fat: 2.5g
Sat Fat: 1.5g
Carbohydrate: 17.9g
Sodium: 69.8mg
Sugars: 9.9g
Fibre: 0.5gg