Ingredients

For 20 Cookies

100 gram brown sugar
100 gram butter
1 egg separated
225 gram plain flour
1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
50 gram currants
25 gram candied orange peel
3 tablespoons milk
450 grams icing sugar

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 170 ° C, gas level 3
Cream the sugar and butter together until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolk
Sift the flour and add it to the mixture, along with the ginger, cinnamon, currants and pieces of candied orange zest
Add just enough milk to make a stiff dough
Roll out the dough and cut out the cookies with shaped cutters *
Place the cookies on a greased or non-stick baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes
Remove the cookies from the oven and brush with the egg white
Prepare the incing sugar with warm water (follow pack instructions)
Decorate the cookies with shapes using the icing sugar and edible colouring
Bake for another 5-10 minutes

Recipe: Silvio Nederland