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flour ground cloves ground cinnamon ground ginger baking soda unsalted butter brown sugar golden syrup heavy cream Icing sugar lemon juice egg
Viewed: 68 - Published at: 8 years agoIngredients
- 3 3/4 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon ground cloves (3 teaspoons)
- 3 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 11 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup golden syrup (British) or 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Icing
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 egg white, lightly beaten
Method
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and baking soda; set aside. In another large bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, and golden syrup using a handheld mixer set to medium speed until the mixture is pale and fluffy, 1-2 minutes. Add the reserved spice mixture and the heavy cream in three alternating batches, beginning and ending with the spice mixture, until the dough just combines. Transfer dough to a work surface, divide in half, and shape each ealf into a flat disk. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Heat oven to 350°F Unwrap 1 disk of dough and place on a floured work surface. using a rolling pin, roll dough to a 1/8" thickness. Cut out cookies using the cookie cutters of your choice and place cookies 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough, rerolling scraps. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes. Bake cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until browned and set, about 12 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool.
- Icing:
- Whisk together confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, and egg white in a medium bowl until smooth. Transfer to piping bag; pipe icing onto cookies in a decorative pattern.
