Omas Gewürzplätzchen

Ingredients

• 100 g Soft Butter
• 100 g brown sugar
• 75 g beetroot syrup
• 450 g flour
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• a pinch salt
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 0.25 tsp ground cloves
• 1 egg
• flour (for the work surface)
• powdered sugar
• Lemon juice
• food coloring
• dark chocolate couverture
• sugar pearls (for decoration)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Combine butter, sugar and syrup in a pot over low heat until melted, then let cool slightly. In a bowl mix flour, baking powder, salt, ginger, cloves and egg; add the syrup mixture and knead into dough. Add more flour if dough is too soft or sticky; it should be firm and workable.

2. 2.

   Roll out dough on floured surface to about 4 mm thickness, cut out fir tree shapes and place on a parchment-lined tray. Pin holes with a wooden stick for hanging. Bake in preheated oven at 180°C (convection) in the middle rack for about 15 minutes. Remove and cool.