ingredients:
100g salted butter
75g brown sugar (ideally large sugar granules, makes for a better texture)
1tbsp fresh grated ginger
100g golden syrup
250g self raising flour
1.5 tbsp ground ginger
1 egg yolk
some squares of really dark chocolate (optional :3)
method:
preheat oven to 190C or 170C + fan. line 2 baking trays.
put wet ingredients (butter, sugar, fresh ginger and syrup) into pan, and melt together on a low temp.
while melting, put dry ingredients (flour, ground ginger) into a bowl and mix.
once pan mixture has cooled, add to dry ingredients with yolk. stir till dough-y.
separate into balls of cookie dough. if using chocolate, take ~1/2 a square per biscuit and wrap it with dough. flatten each ball and place 3cm apart.
bake for 9-10 mins or till golden brown. enjoy!!!! X3
notes: makes 16 small or 8 big,
and takes 30 mins in total
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