Ginger Cookies

 

• 1 cup butter (225g)
• 1 cup white granulated sugar
• ¼ cup light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons golden syrup
• 1 egg 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3-5 teaspoon ground ginger (depending on how gingery you like your biscuits)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda (bicarbonate of soda/bread soda)
• 2¼ cup plain flour (standard grade/all-purpose)
• ½ teaspoon table salt

Sugar Coating

• ¼ cup raw sugar (granulated white sugar)
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 180°C/355F, or 160°C fan-forced. Line two large baking sheets/baking trays with parchment paper/baking paper or silicon mats.

• In a large bowl, cream the room-temperature butter, white sugar, brown sugar, and golden syrup together. This will take about 3 to 5 minutes. If using a stand mixer - cream together using the paddle attachment. 
  1 cup butter,1 cup white granulated sugar,¼ cup light brown sugar,2 tablespoons golden syrup
• Add in the room temperature egg and vanilla, and beat together until fully combined (2-3 minutes).
  1 egg,1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• In a smaller bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, and ground cinnamon. Add half the dry ingredients to the wet and mix in until combined, this may need to be finished off using a wooden spoon. Then add the rest and mix until a soft dough forms. Knead the dough in the bowl a few times by hand to make sure all the ingredients are fully combined. 
  3-5 teaspoon ground ginger,1 teaspoon ground cinnamon,1 teaspoon baking soda,2¼ cup plain flour,½ teaspoon table salt
• Portion out the cookie dough either using a 2 tablespoons cookie scoop or by rolling out small balls of 2 tablespoons of dough. 
• In a small bowl or ramekin, stir together the raw sugar and ground ginger. Roll the cookies in the sugar-ginger mix and place them on the large baking sheet approximately 7cm (3 inches apart). Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until the cookies are deep golden brown. 
  ¼ cup raw sugar,1 teaspoon ground ginger
• Allow the baked biscuits to cool on the baking tray for at least 5 minutes before gently lifting them with a spatula onto a wire rack and allowing them to cool completely. 

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