Go Back

Dairy-free gingerbread biscuits

These dairy-free gingerbread biscuits are perfect for baking with children. They are a bit spicy,  so for a milder version omit the nutmeg & cloves  or use ½ tsp mixed spice instead. You can make the dough ahead and keep it in the fridge or freezer  and bake small batches every day. When baked, you can decorate them to your liking -  drizzle them with icing, dip them in white chocolate, or draw lines on them with icing pen. If you make small holes on the top of the biscuits with a straw, after baking & decorating you can hang them on your Christmas tree! They also make lovely presents to friends and family members!
Print Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: British
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 100 g plant-based margarine at room temperature
  • 100 g soft light brown unrefined cane sugar
  • 3 Tbsp Golden Syrup
  • 250 g flour
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves
  • 1 egg

Method
 

  1. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and the sugar, until light and fluffy. Add the golden syrup and egg, then combine.
  2. Sift in the flour, bicarbonate of soda and spices. Mix together, then using your hands, knead until you get a stiff dough.
  3. If it’s too sticky put it in the fridge for 30minutes.
  4. Pre-heat your oven to 160° C and line a couple of baking sheets with parchment paper.
  5. Roll out the dough to 5mm thickness.
  6. Using gingerbread man and Christmas cutters, cut the cookies from the dough and place them onto the baking sheets, leaving enough space between them to expand.
  7. Knead together any off-cuts before re-rolling the dough and make more cookies.
  8. Bake the biscuits in the oven for 10-15 minutes, depending on their size. Be careful not to overbake your biscuits - otherwise they will be too hard to eat!
  9. When they are golden, remove them from the oven.
  10. Let them cool, then decorate them to your liking or just dust them with icing sugar.