Ginger Biscuit Recipe

This ginger biscuit recipe is all you need to banish cravings for a sweet and spicy treat.

The cookies are loaded with ginger spice and are perfect dunked in a fresh mug of tea or nestled in the corner of a lunch box.

This recipe was originally written in 2013 and has been updated for 2020.

Ginger biscuits were a staple in my childhood home.

Thin, golden and crispy. They’re perfect for a spicy warming treat with a cuppa and make the best tea dunking accessory!

This recipe whips up really quickly.

And with only 15 minutes in the oven, you can go from craving to eating in the blink of an eye!

They are also really cheap to make. So definitely bookmark this page if you’re on a tight budget and need to fill up little bellies in between meals.

And the best bit is that when you make your own biscuits, you get to control the quality of the ingredients going in.

Print

Ginger Biscuit Recipe

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

35 mins

 

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: British

Keyword: ginger biscut recipe, ginger cookie recipe

Servings: 24 cookies

Calories: 71 kcal

Author: Jane Sarchet

Ingredients

• 75 g butter
• 1 tbsp golden syrup
• 1 tsp black treacle
• 50 g demerara sugar
• 225 g flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• ½ tsp lemon juice
• ½ egg beaten

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 355/gas 4/180/160 fan
2. In a small pan, melt the butter, syrup, treacle and sugar slowly, ensuring it doesn't burn
3. Take off the heat and allow to cool for around 10 minutes
4. In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour and baking powder together
5. Add the salt, ginger, lemon juice and syrup mixture
6. Mix well, then add the beaten egg forming a soft dough
7. Shape dough into walnut size balls, rolling them between the palms of your hands till smooth

8. Line a baking sheet with baking paper. Flatten each biscuit slightly, then place on the baking sheet and squash down a little with the tines of a fork to leave an indentation

9. Bake for around 15 minutes, until lightly golden. Let cool on a cooking rack

Nutrition Facts

Ginger Biscuit Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 71 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Fat 3g5%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Cholesterol 10mg3%

Sodium 26mg1%

Potassium 25mg1%

Carbohydrates 10g3%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 3g3%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin A 83IU2%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 8mg1%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.