Name: Ginger star cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 125 gram butter, at room temperature; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1 egg yolk; 1/2 cup golden syrup; 2 3/4 cup plain flour; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1 tablespoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; lemon icing, to serve; silver cachous, to decorate; Lemon icing; 1 egg white; 1 1/2 cup icing sugar; 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Ingredients

125 gram butter, at room temperature

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 egg yolk

1/2 cup golden syrup

2 3/4 cup plain flour

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1 tablespoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

lemon icing, to serve

silver cachous, to decorate

Lemon icing

1 egg white

1 1/2 cup icing sugar

1 teaspoon lemon juice

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Line 4 baking trays with baking paper. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in a small bowl until light and creamy. Add egg yolk and golden syrup; beat until combined. Sift flour, bicarbonate of soda, ginger and cinnamon over butter mixture; stir to combine. Press dough together to make a ball.

2.Roll dough between sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick. Using a 5cm star pastry cutter, cut stars from dough. Re-roll remaining dough, if necessary. Place stars on prepared trays. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven. Cool on trays (cookies will firm).

3.Using a wooden spoon, beat egg white in a medium bowl. Gradually add sifted icing sugar, a few tablespoons at a time. Continue to beat until smooth. Add juice; beat until combined.

4.Spoon icing into a small, resealable plastic food storage bag. Snip a corner from bag. Pipe icing onto cookies. Top with cachous. Set.

Makes 30 cookies You can freeze raw cookie dough. Thaw in fridge. Bake as recipe directs. Lemon Icing: Makes about 3/4 cup You can tint icing with food colouring.
Note

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