Name: Ginger and orange cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 350g flour; 1-2 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp baking soda; 100g butter or margarine; 150g soft brown sugar; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 2 Tbsp golden syrup or honey; 1 orange, zested

Ginger and orange cookies

26 Dec 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Total Time

25 minutes

Background

If you want to make some simple biscuits over the winter holidays, try this recipe! These yummy ginger and orange cookies will make your home smell divine! Also, they can be easily and beautifully decorated then hung from the tree or given as gift to your friends and loved ones.

Ingredients

350g flour
1-2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp baking soda
100g butter or margarine
150g soft brown sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 Tbsp golden syrup or honey
1 orange, zested

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 190°C.
Mix the flour with the baking soda, then crumble in the butter. Work it with your fingers until you get a mixture resembling breadcrumbs. Add the sugar, syrup, orange peel and egg. Mix until you get a firm dough. Chill for a while in the fridge, if time allows.
Roll out the dough on a lightly-floured surface to about 5mm thick and stamp out Christmassy shapes.
Put them on lined or non-stick baking sheet then bake for 10 to 15 minutes until lightly golden.
Cool them on a wire rack then decorate to your liking - dip them in melted chocolate or icing; draw on them with icing pen; or just dust with icing sugar or edible glitter.

Tips

You can make variations of these cookies to suit other occasions too - for Valentine's day cut out heart shapes, for Halloween cut out bats, moons and pumpkins!