Stan's Gingernuts

I am not, in any way, a baker!  I have been trying to bake, in an attempt to be a 'good' wife, however about three quarters of everything I make is either burnt or undercooked or dry or weird looking in some way. 

Except for these cookies!

That is not to say they have always been perfect but they are so delicious even when they are not exactly as they should be!

Stan was my mother's boss before I was born and this is his easy-to follow-never-fail recipe.



Ingredients

4 oz butter (softened)

8 oz sugar

1 T golden syrup

1 Egg


1/2 t baking soda
1 t baking powder
1 T powdered ginger
8 oz flour (all-purpose)


Heat oven to 160 degrees celsius.

Beat butter and sugar until pale and creamy.  Add egg and golden syrup then mix well.

Sift dry ingredients into butter mixture and mix to combine.  The cookie dough should be nice and soft.

Roll into balls and and bake for 15-20 minutes. 

NOTES

• I like a good kick of ginger, so I double the quantity of ginger listed above - but beware, you will need to reduce the amount of flour by the same quantity the ginger is increased by or the dough will be too dry and the end result will be little ginger buns - yes, I have done this before and found they made perfect Ginger Kisses! 
• The balls do not need to be flattened before cooking, they will puff up and then spread out while cooking.  This creates the lovely crack effect on top of the cookie.
• Be sure to space the balls far enough apart to allow them to spread... as you can see below mine were a wee bit close together!