Spicy Christmas Cookies

Prep Time
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Cook Time
10-12 min

Portion(s)
35-40 cookies
ingredients
100 g Country Range Butter
100 g demerara sugar
200 g golden syrup
1 tsp Country Range Ground Cinnamon
½ tsp Country Range Ground Cloves
1 tsp Country Range Ground Ginger
½ tsp Country Range Ground Nutmeg
½ tsp Country Range Ground Black Pepper
2 tsp Country Range Baking Powder
500 g Country Range Baking Powder
1 egg, beaten
For the icing and trimmings:
250 g instant royal icing
food colouring (various colours)
coloured writing incing
silver balls
coloured ribbon or thread
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method
- 1Pre-heat oven to 160°C/325°F/Gas Mark 3. Combine the butter and sugar together in a large bowl. Slowly add the egg and syrup and beat until smooth. Stir in the flour, baking powder and spices and mix thoroughly.
- 2Knead the mixture together to make a smooth dough. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough to a thickness of about 3mm and using Christmas shaped cookie cutters, cut out various shapes and sizes of your choice.
- 3If you wish to hand the biscuits as Christmas tree decorations, make holes at the top of each shape with a skewer to thread ribbon through once cooked.
- 4Arrange the cookies on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper and bake for 10-12 minutes until pale golden. Leave to harden on the tray for a couple of minutes before placing on a wire rack to cool completely before decorating.
- 5To decorate the cookies, make up the icing according to pack instructions. Divide the icing between different bowls, pour a few drops of each food colouring into the icing and mix well.
- 6Using a piping bag or a teaspoon, ice the cookies and decorate with coloured writing icing and silver balls.
- 7Once the icing has set, thread ribbon through the holes to hang.