Name: Pear and ginger biscuits
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 200 gram butter, softened; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup (160g) icing sugar; 1 egg; 1/4 cup (35g) finely chopped dried pears; 1/4 cup (55g) coarsely chopped glacé ginger; 1/2 cup (45g) rolled oats; 1 3/4 cup (260g) plain flour; 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Ingredients

200 gram butter, softened

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup (160g) icing sugar

1 egg

1/4 cup (35g) finely chopped dried pears

1/4 cup (55g) coarsely chopped glacé ginger

1/2 cup (45g) rolled oats

1 3/4 cup (260g) plain flour

1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Method

1.Preheat oven to 170°C/150°C fan-forced. Grease oven trays; line with baking paper.

2.Beat butter, extract, sifted icing sugar and egg in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Transfer mixture to medium bowl; stir in pear, ginger and oats then sifted flour and soda, in two batches.

3.Roll level tablespoons of dough into balls; place on trays 3cm apart.

4.Bake biscuits about 15 minutes; cool on trays.

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