Ginger Cookies

Ingredients

• 250 g flour
• 2 tsp Baking soda
• 2 tsp ginger
• 1.5 tsp ground cinnamon
• 0.5 tsp allspice powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 80 g pickled candied ginger
• 100 g butter
• 3 tbsp beetroot syrup
• 175 g cane sugar
• 1 egg
• 50 g sugar (for rolling)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Mix flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and salt in a bowl. Roughly cube the candied ginger.

2. 2.

   Melt the butter in a small saucepan and let it cool slightly. Stir in the syrup, sugar and egg. Combine the mixture with the dry ingredients and knead into a smooth dough.

3. 3.

   Using a small spoon take portions of dough, shape into balls, roll them in sugar, and place them about 3 cm apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (second rack from bottom) for about 10–12 minutes until the cookie surfaces crackle and become crisp. Let cookies cool well on cake racks.