Gingerbread gift jars
By Good Food
Layer a jar with ingredients for delicious ginger biscuits and present as a thoughtful homemade gift
- Prep:20 mins
No cook - Easy
Nutrition per serving
- kcal 184
- fat 11g
- saturates 7g
- carbs 21g
- sugars 13g
- fibre 0g
- protein 1g
- salt 0.4g
Ingredients
- 100g soft light brown sugar
- 1 tsp ginger
- ¼ tsp allspice
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- 50g chopped crystallised ginger
- 225g plain flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
Method
Mix sugar with ginger, allspice and cinnamon. Spoon into a jar and pack down tightly. Add a layer of crystallised ginger. Mix flour with baking powder and bicarbonate of soda and spoon on top of the ginger. Put on the lid, decorate with ribbons and a cookie cutter.
Label with cooking instructions: Mix 150g melted butter with 1 tbsp golden syrup and 1 egg yolk. Add to the dry ingredients, mix well, then knead to a dough. Chill for 15 mins then roll out. Cut into biscuits and bake at 200C/180C fan/gas 6 for 8-10 mins. Cool on a wire rack.