Spicy Dutch biscuits

Spicy Dutch biscuits

Ingredients

• Butter 5 oz
• Caster sugar 3 oz
• Brown sugar 2 oz
• Salt a pinch
• Egg 1
• Cinnamon ground 1 tsp
• Ginger powder ½ tsp
• Cardamom powder ½ tsp
• Cloves ground ¼ tsp
• Nutmeg powder ¼ tsp
• Flour 9 oz
• Almonds, ground 2 oz

Method

• Beat butter, caster sugar and brown sugar, add egg, pinch of salt and add ground cinnamon, ginger powder, cardamom powder, ground cloves, nutmeg and flour, mix well and chill dough for half an hour. Roll out onto a lightly floured surface and cut out shapes with Christmas cookie cutters, bake on cookie trays at 180 degrees C for 8 minutes or till golden. Cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight tin.