Sweets for my sweet,
sugar for my honey
Your perfect kiss thrills me so
Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my honey
I'll never ever let you go
This recipe is from Rachel Allen’s book ‘Bake’. It makes
approximately 35 cookies. Once I had the dough made, I only used half. I popped
the other half in the fridge where it will keep for up to 2 weeks.
You will need: A heart shaped cutter, a food mixer (or
muscular arms!), a rolling pin and a baking tray or two.
Ingredients: 225g (8oz) butter, 110g (4oz) caster sugar,
275g (10oz) plain flour, 25g (1oz) crystallised ginger, 50g (2oz) milk or dark
chocolate.
1.
Take the butter out of the fridge in advance, it
must be slightly softened. Preheat the oven to 170°C or Gas Mark 3.
2.
Beat the butter in a large bowl or food mixer
until soft. Add the sugar and beat until the mixture is soft and fluffy.
3.
Finely chop the crystallised ginger. Add to the
mixture along with the sieved flour.
4.
Bring the mixture together to form a dough.
Place on a lightly floured work surface and knead slightly.
5.
Roll out the dough and using the cutter, cut out
the cookies. Place on a baking tray (no need to grease or line) slightly apart.
6.
Bake in the oven for 10-13 minutes or until they
are medium brown. If the cookies are too dark, they'll taste bitter.
7.
Remove the cookies from the baking tray while they’re
still warm and allow to cool on a wire rack.
8.
When the cookies are cooled, dip the tops (or
the bottoms!) in melted chocolate, then allow to set on greaseproof paper.
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