Ginger Biscuits

Ingredients

• 250g all-purpose flour
• 170g butter, room temperature
• 100g caster sugar
• 110g brown sugar
• 170g fancy molasses
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C convection.
2. Whisk the flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
3. In another mixing bowl, cream the butter.
4. Add the caster sugar, brown sugar, egg, and molasses, then whisk until combined.
5. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients from the first bowl.
6. Once fully blended, cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
7. Line a large oven tray with parchment paper.
8. Roll the dough into golf ball-sized balls.
9. Place the dough balls on the oven tray, leaving about 5cm between each one.
10. Bake for 15 minutes.
11. Remove the biscuits from the oven and let them cool on the tray for 5 minutes.
12. Move them to a cooling rack to cool fully.
13. For firmer biscuits, chill the dough balls in the fridge for 15 minutes before baking.