Ginger biscuits

Ingredients:

100g salted butter, cubed
75g brown sugar
1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
100g golden syrup
250g self-raising flour
1½ tbsp ground ginger
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 small egg yolk beaten

Method:

1. Heat the oven to 190C. Line two large baking trays with baking parchment.
2. In a saucepan over a low heat, melt the butter, sugar, fresh ginger and golden syrup and leave to cool.
3. Mix the flour, ground ginger and bicarbonate of soda together in a bowl with a wooden spoon. Gradually stir in the cooled sugar mixture and the egg yolk and knead briefly to make a dough.
4. Rollthe dough into 20g balls and put on the prepared baking trays with 3cm between each to allow for spreading. Bake for 8-10 mins until golden brown.
5. Leave to cool on the trays for a min, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.