Latvian Gingerbread Biscuits
Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
Yields: 96 cookies
Ingredients
- 450 g all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 4 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 pinch salt
- 125 g unsalted butter, cubed
- 400 g caster sugar
- 4 1⁄2 tablespoons golden syrup (Corn syrup is a good substitute)
- 2 eggs, beaten
Directions
- Sift the flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, cayenne and salt into a large mixing bowl.
- Add the butter and sugar and rub until the butter is absorbed and the mixture has a sandy texture.
- Mix in the syrup and enough of the beaten egg to make a fairly stiff, smooth dough.
- Shape the dough into a ball and wrap in cling film.
- Place the dough in the fridge to firm up for at least 45 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease a couple of non-stick baking sheets.
- Roll out the dough to 3 mm thickness.
- Cut the biscuits into your desired shapes and place on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown then set aside to cool on the baking sheets.
- Decorate the biscuits with piped royal icing.
- Store in an airtight container.
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