Heat oven to 180c
Mix the flour , salt , bicarbonate of soda , ginger , and cinnamon ( if using )
Rub in the butter until it resembles fine breadcrumbs
Stir through the sugar, then get your hands back in to mix as soft brown sugar tends to clump
Beat the egg and add in the syrup . Coat the spoon in a little oil to make the syrup easier to fall from the spoon
Add this to the dry mix and combine
You make think the mix will not come together. But get your hands I'm and bring it together
Smash your sweets with a rolling pin
Roll out the dough on a floured surface
Cut into shapes . Cot a hole in the middle of each shape
Put on a lined baking tray . Fill the hole with crushed sweets . Use a straw to make a joke to thread ribbon through so you can hang on the tree and bake for 10-15 minutes
Leave to cool fully on the tray . Make sure the hole is still visible for the ribbon
When cooled you can decorate with glacé icing if liked
Hang on the tree on Christmas Eve .
To make biscuits just cut shapes and bake .
Ingredients
Directions
Heat oven to 180c
Mix the flour , salt , bicarbonate of soda , ginger , and cinnamon ( if using )
Rub in the butter until it resembles fine breadcrumbs
Stir through the sugar, then get your hands back in to mix as soft brown sugar tends to clump
Beat the egg and add in the syrup . Coat the spoon in a little oil to make the syrup easier to fall from the spoon
Add this to the dry mix and combine
You make think the mix will not come together. But get your hands I'm and bring it together
Smash your sweets with a rolling pin
Roll out the dough on a floured surface
Cut into shapes . Cot a hole in the middle of each shape
Put on a lined baking tray . Fill the hole with crushed sweets . Use a straw to make a joke to thread ribbon through so you can hang on the tree and bake for 10-15 minutes
Leave to cool fully on the tray . Make sure the hole is still visible for the ribbon
When cooled you can decorate with glacé icing if liked
Hang on the tree on Christmas Eve .
To make biscuits just cut shapes and bake .