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What you’ll need

butter

125g soft butter

brown sugar

⅓ cup brown sugar

golden syrup

½ cup golden syrup

orange grated

2 teaspoon finely grated orange rind

eggs

1 egg

flour

2 ½ cups The Healthy Baker Plain Flour

ginger paste

1 tablespoons ground ginger

ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

egg whites

1 egg white lightly beaten

icing sugar

1 cup sifted icing sugar

1

Preheat the oven to 170°C/150°C fan-forced. Line two baking trays with baking paper.

2

Place butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Using electric beaters, beat until light and creamy. Add orange rind and egg and beat until smooth. Beat in golden syrup.

3

Fold in flour, ginger, cinnamon and baking powder. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Press dough into a disc. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.

4

Roll dough out between two sheets of baking paper until 4mm thick. Cut into heart shapes with a cookie cutter.

5

Place on baking trays and bake in oven for 8-10 minutes or until golden and cooked. Cool on wire racks.

6

Place egg white in a large mixing bowl. Using electric beaters, beat until soft peaks form. Gradually whisk in icing sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.

7

Spoon into piping bags or clip lock bags to pipe. Cut a tiny corner off clip lock bag to pipe.

8

Pipe the icing onto the biscuit in a design of your choosing. Let the icing set before serving.