Ginger Biscuits

Here is the recipe to make delicious ginger biscuits, with an Italian touch.

Ingredients

• 350 g of type 00 flour
• 100 g of butter at room temperature
• 150 g of brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 4 tablespoons of honey
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 2 teaspoons of ginger powder
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves
• A pinch of salt

Preparation

1. In a bowl, mix the flour with baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
2. In another bowl, cream the butter with the brown sugar until you have a creamy mixture. Incorporate the egg and honey, continuing to mix.
3. Combine the two mixtures and knead until you have a homogeneous dough.
4. Wrap the dough in cling film and let it rest in the fridge for about 1 hour.
5. Preheat the oven to 180 °C and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
6. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of about 5 mm. Using desired-shaped cookie cutters, cut out the biscuits and transfer them to the prepared tray.
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges of the biscuits begin to turn golden brown.
8. Remove from the oven and let cool on a rack before serving.

Curiosity

Ginger biscuits are a classic in Christmas pastry shops in many Nordic and Anglo-Saxon countries. In Italy, adding spices like ginger and cinnamon to sweets is quite common in the Christmas confectionery tradition, and these biscuits fit perfectly into the panorama of typical treats of this period. Once cooled, they can also be decorated with royal icing if you wish to add a touch of sweetness and color.