Spiced Winter Cookies
A simple cookie recipe for Winter, with warming spices: cinnamon, ginger and all spice.
Once you have made and chilled the dough, roll it out and use cutters ,to make any shapes you like. The biscuits will keep for a few days in an airtight container.
Decorate if you like, using piped white icing to make them extra special. My little girl really enjoys making these and they are not overly sweet in the quantities given below.
ingredients
160g plain flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground all spice
3 tablespoons light brown sugar
2 ½ tablespoons milk
60g butter, softened to room temperature
making the biscuits
Preheat the fan oven to 180°C.
Place all the ingredients in a bowl and mix together by hand to form a dough. The butter needs to be softened to room temperature (to make a nice smooth dough that comes together easily). Wrap the dough in a large sheet of baking paper and chill in the fridge for 30 mins, to allow the dough to firm up.
Next line two trays with baking paper, ready for cooking. Roll out the dough to ½ cm thickness, I find it easiest to roll out the dough sandwiched between two sheets of baking paper. Cut out shapes, using cookie cutters and place the biscuits on the pre-lined baking trays.
Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes, this will depend on the size of the cookies. For smaller cookies check them after 6 minutes or so. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire baking rack.
