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Gingernuts ~ Ginger Biscuits

Amazingly delicious ginger biscuits with a hint of caramel flavour are so festive in nature that you must include them in your Christmas baking!
Course Cookies
Cuisine International
Keyword Biscuits, Cookies, Ginger
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 30 biscuits
Calories 109kcal

Ingredients

  • 350 grams all purpose flour maida
  • 3 teaspoons of baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • pinch of salt
  • 200 grams caster sugar
  • 1 tablespoon dry ginger powder * see notes
  • 125 grams unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 75 grams golden syrup
  • 1 egg lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 160 degrees C. Line 2-3 large baking sheets with baking parchment
  • Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and pinch of salt into a bowl.
  • Melt the butter and golden syrup together in a saucepan (or you can microwave it in a microwave safe bowl). Cool slightly and pour into the sifted ingredients.
  • Beat the egg and orange zest together and pour this mixture into the flour mixture.
  • Using your fingers mix everything together and form into a dough. The dough will be slightly crumbly but its okay.
  • Divide the dough into 30 even sized balls (weigh the dough and divide it into 3 parts and then further divide each part into 10 balls - use a weight scale for accurately sized balls)
  • Lightly flatten the dough balls and place them well apart on the baking sheets and bake in the preheated oven for 15-18 minutes or until golden
  • Remove and transfer the biscuits carefully onto a wire rack. Allow to allow to cool completely before transferring into an airtight container.

Notes

Do not reduce the ginger powder as it does give a nice aroma and flavour to the biscuits even though you may feel it is too strong initially. For an egg less version you may increase the butter by a tablespoon and skip the egg. Reduce the baking time by a minute. Golden syrup is added to cookies usually as it provides the moisture and sweetness to them. If you don't have golden syrup you can substitute it with two parts corn syrup and one part molasses. A quick Google search will help you with making golden syrup at home but I guess you will require corn syrup.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 82mg | Potassium: 18mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 112IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg