Sugar Cookie Recipes - Northern Lights Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup/100 g all-purpose/plain flour

• 1 tip baking powder

• 1/2 tap ground ginger

• 1/4 tap ground cinnamon

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 1/4 tip baking soda

• 1 tbsp warm water

• 3 tbsp butter

• 4 tbsp light corn

• syrup/golden syrup

• 2 tbsp granulated sugar

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Method:

1. Sift the flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, and salt into a large bowl. Dissolve the baking soda in the water.

2. Melt the butter with the corn syrup and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Mix in the baking soda mixture.

3. Mix the butter mixture into the dry ingredients. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 12 hours.

4. Preheat the oven to 300°F/150°C/gas 2. Butter two cookie sheets.

5. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 1/4 inch (5 mm). Use 1-inch (2.5-cm) cookie cutters to cut out the cookies.

6. Gather the dough scraps, re-roll, and continue cutting out the cookies until all the dough is used.

7. Use a spatula to transfer the cookies to the prepared cookie sheets, placing them 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart.

8. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until lightly browned. Transfer to racks to cool.