Gingerbread cookies
Bring the beautiful smell of gingerbread to your kitchen this festive season with this gingerbread cookies recipe. These delicious little biscuits are perfect for gifting to friends and family!
- 20 mins preparation
- 10 mins cooking
- 30 mins marinating
- Makes 30
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Ingredients
- 125 gram Mainland Unsalted Butter, softened
- 1/2 cup cup golden syrup
- 1/2 cup cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 1/2 cup cups plain flour
- a pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Method
- 1Beat butter, syrup and sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until creamy and paler in colour. Add egg yolk; beat until just combined. Add combined sifted flour and spices; stir until mixture just comes together
- 2Knead dough gently on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until firm.
- 3Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease oven trays and line with baking paper.
- 4Roll dough on a lightly floured surface until 3mm thick. Dip cookie stamps in flour then tap off excess. Stamp the dough, then using a cutter cut out cookies.
- 5Roll dough on a lightly floured surface until 3mm thick. Dip cookie stamps in flour then tap off excess. Stamp the dough, then using a cutter cut out cookies.
- 6Arrange on trays about 3cm apart. Bake cookies for 10 minutes or until light golden. Stand cookies on trays for 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool.
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