Homemade easy Christmas ginger cookies (Christmas biscuit) recipe
Homemade & basic recipe for Christmas ginger cookies from Germany
This recipe was passed to a member of grannies united by a German pen friend (we believe it is therefore a German recipe, but email us if you think it originates from a different country at admin@granniesunited.com ).  Baking cookies with the younger grandchildren is always a hit in our families.  The toddlers especially like making a mess and decorating the biscuits.  This recipe should take less than 15 minutes, but with toddlers you could be looking at 45 minutes!
 
Quick & easy recipe:  Ingredients for Basic Christmas holiday ginger cookies (biscuits)
• 125g golden syrup
• 50g butter
• finely grated zest of 1 large orange
• 30ml of orange juice
• 175g of self-raising white flour
• 5ml (1teaspoon) of ground ginger

Stage 1 of recipe:  Easy German Christmas holiday ginger cookies (biscuits) mixture
• Put the golden syrup, orange zest and juice in a heavy-based saucepan
• Heat the mixture on a very low heat very gently until everything melts and is evenly mixed
• Leave the base ginger cookie mixture to cool slightly

Stage 2 of recipe:  Easy German Christmas holiday ginger cookies (biscuits) mixture
• Sift in the white flour with the ground ginger (into the mixture made in stage 1)
• Mix everything together thoroughly until smooth
• You now have the basic Christmas ginger cookie mixture for baking

Stage 3 of recipe:  Easy German Christmas holiday ginger cookie (biscuit) shapes
• Place small spoonfuls of the Christmas cookie mixture onto two or three large lightly greased baking sheets  (ensuring that these are well spaced apart, since they grow during baking)
• Bake at 180 Degrees Cent (350 Degrees Fah) for about 12 minutes or until the Christmas cookies reach a golden brown color
• Leave on the baking trays for about 1 minute then move the ginger biscuits to a wire rack to allow the Christmas ginger cookies to cool down

How to present the Christmas ginger cookies after baking
We prefer to present the Christmas ginger cookies on a china plate with a light dusting of icing sugar.  Some people like to add to the Christmas theme by cutting the ginger cookies into crosses, Christmas Trees or Santas.  These can then be decorated with ready made icing.  A sprig of holly can also add a pleasant finishing touch to the display.

Great activity for toddlers at Christmas time?
This is a great easy recipe to make Christmas cookies with your grandchildren.  Toddlers always enjoy making a mess by baking and decorating the cookies. 

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