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gingernuts

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Recipe by
JR Mattsen
@nzJen
Nelson

Alison Holst cookbooks are very well known in New Zealand. My first ever recipe book was one of hers & I now have both of her compendiums. I still turn to her recipes first because I know they work. This is my tweeked version of her gingernuts, which I've been making for 30 years.

yield 24 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For gingernuts

  • 100 g
    butter
  • 1 Tbsp
    golden syrup (rounded)
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 2 tsp
    ground ginger
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla essence
  • 1
    large egg
  • 1 3/4 c
    flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda

How To Make gingernuts

  • 1
    Beat butter until it is creamy (soften in the microwave for 20 seconds if its hard). Add the sugar & cream together (about 3 minutes).
  • 2
    Add golden syrup, egg & vanilla essence. Beat.
  • 3
    Sift in flour, ginger & baking soda. Beat to combine.
  • 4
    Use a 1 Tablespoon measure to scoop out dough & roll into balls. Place on a lined baking sheet, 2" apart to allow for spreading. Flatten with a fork (you want them about 1cm thick)
  • 5
    Bake at 180C for around 10 minutes or until golden brown.
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