South African Cookies

[Skhilled]

I've had ginger cookies in the past so I must try this one day.

[AmirA]

Your welcome 

[thelufias]

There you go....another treat I can make.  Thanks....   

[AmirA]

This Ginger Cookies is a must...  hi5-3:

Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins

500 ml golden syrup (2 cups corn syrup will do)
500 g butter, soft
2 eggs
50 ml vinegar
50 ml dried ginger, the dried, ground spice
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
500 ml light brown sugar
8 cups flour, unsifted
30 g baking soda
2 teaspoons salt

1
Mix the golden syrup (or corn syrup), butter, eggs, vinegar, ginger, cinnamon and cloves in a large mixing bowl.
2
Stir in the sugar.
3
Sift the flour, baking soda and salt into a bowl.
4
Mix into the syrup-sugar mixture to make a dough or batter.
5
Cover and put in fridge for a few hours.
6
Heat oven to 200 deg C/400 deg F. Grease baking tins.
7
Roll the dough between your palms into little balls the size of walnuts. Place these balls with space between them on greased baking tins.
8
Press each cookie just slightly flatter with the tines of a fork.
9
Bake about 12 - 15 mins or until nicely browned, in centre of oven.
10
Cool slightly in the tins, then cool completely on wire racks.
11
Keep in airtight tins. About 15 doz cookies.