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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.

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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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