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CHRISTMAS GINGERBREAD BISCUITS

CHRISTMAS GINGERBREAD BISCUITS

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chilling Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 25 Biscuits

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups plain flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbsp ground ginger (I added 1.5 tablespoons for a stronger flavour)
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 firmly packed cup soft brown sugar
  • 5.2 oz unsalted butter (cubed, room temperature)
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tbsp Golden Syrup

For the icing:

  • 1 egg white
  • 1-1/2 cups icing sugar (confectioner's sugar)
  • 1 tsp lemon juice

To decorate:

  • Lollies (candy - I used mini M&Ms.)

Instructions
 

For the biscuits:

  • Preheat oven to 180°C (360°F). Line two baking trays with baking paper.
  • Place the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, salt and sugar in a bowl or food processor. Add butter and rub in with fingertips or pulse in food processor until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add egg and golden syrup and stir or pulse to mix. If the dough is sticky, add a little more flour until it forms a workable dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Roll out on a lightly floured surface or between two sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick (or thinner if you prefer crispier biscuits). Cut out shapes using biscuit cutters and place on trays, ensuring there’s a bit of room between the biscuits in case they spread. Form leftover dough into a ball and re-roll and repeat cutting out until dough is used up.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes (or up to 12 minutes for a crispier biscuit) until golden brown (they will still be a little soft at this stage, but will firm up as they cool). Cool on a wire rack.

For the icing:

  • Make icing by beating egg white with a fork until frothy. Fold in the other ingredients and place icing in a piping bag with a small round tipped nozzle and pipe decorations onto each biscuit. Use icing to attach lollies of your choice.
  • Store in an air-tight container in a cool area. They also freeze very well.

Notes

1. If the weather is humid (as it often is here in NZ at Christmas time) it’s best to work with a portion of the dough at a time rather than all of it – keep the remainder in the fridge. Also, once the biscuits have been cut out and placed on the tray, put the tray into the fridge for 10 minutes or so to chill the dough before baking, otherwise the dough may spread.
2. There is no reason why you can’t make these gluten-free if you want – simply use gluten-free flour instead of plain flour.
3. I found that one batch of icing was ample for two batches of biscuits.
Keyword Biscuits, Christmas Gingerbread Biscuits
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