Ginger Christmas biscuits (Sweden)

Ginger Christmas biscuits (Sweden)

Ginger Christmas biscuits (Sweden)
Nice cook and fantastic for the christmas day

Makes 64 biscuits

Ingredients of Ginger Christmas biscuits (Sweden)
*140g butter
*1 cup (160g) brown sugar
*1/2 cup (175g) treacle
*1 tsp ground cinnamon
*1 tsp ground ginger
*1/2 tsp ground cloves
*2 eggs
*2 tsp vanilla essence
*4 cups (600g) plain flour
*2 tsp baking powder
*Icing, to decorate
*Thin ribbon, to hang

Description of Ginger Christmas biscuits (Sweden)
1.Melt the butter, brown sugar, treacle, cinnamon, ginger and cloves in a saucepan over a medium heat. Set aside.
2.Stir in the eggs and vanilla essence. Stir in the flour and baking powder until smooth. Divide the dough into 3 portions. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until firm.
3.Preheat oven to 180°C. Line two baking trays with nonstick baking paper. Roll out 1 portion of the dough to 4mm thick between 2 sheets of baking paper. Use Christmas cookie cutters to cut out biscuit shapes. Place on the trays.
4.Use the end of a piping nozzle to make a hole in the top of each biscuit. Bake for 5-10 minutes or until golden and firm. Repeat with the remaining dough portions. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
5.Decorate with icing. Thread with ribbon to hang on the Christmas tree.

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