Gingerbread biscuits

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Suitable for vegetarians
Serves: 30
Prep. time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 10-15 minutes
Total time: 30-60 Minutes
Syns per serving: Extra Easy: 2½ Red : 2½ Green: 2½

Ingredients

150g plain flour

60g self raising flour

60g cornflour

25g artificial sweetener

2 tsp ground ginger

2 tsp finely chopped glacé ginger

2 level tbsp butter

2 level tbsp low fat soft cheese

1 tbsp oil

1 egg

¼ tsp almond or vanilla essence

Method

1) Sift the plain flour, self-raising flour, cornflour, sweetener and ground ginger into a bowl and mix. Mix in the glacé ginger.

2) Beat together the butter, low fat soft cheese, oil, egg and essence in a separate bowl. Add the flour mixture and mix quickly into a dough, if too dry, add a few drops of cold water. Knead gently, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 10 minutes.

3) Transfer to a floured board and roll out to ½cm thickness. Cut into 30 shapes and place on a lined baking sheet. Bake at 170°C/150°C Fan/Gas 3 for 10-15 minutes until golden brown. Place on a wire rack to cool before serving.