Latvian Gingerbread Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

450 g all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
4 teaspoons ground ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 pinch cayenne pepper
1 pinch salt
125 g unsalted butter, cubed
400 g caster sugar
4 1/2 tablespoons golden syrup (Corn syrup is a good substitute)
2 eggs, beaten

Preparation

Sift the flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, cayenne and salt into a large mixing bowl.
Add the butter and sugar and rub until the butter is absorbed and the mixture has a sandy texture.
Mix in the syrup and enough of the beaten egg to make a fairly stiff, smooth dough.
Shape the dough into a ball and wrap in cling film.
Place the dough in the fridge to firm up for at least 45 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease a couple of non-stick baking sheets.
Roll out the dough to 3 mm thickness.
Cut the biscuits into your desired shapes and place on the prepared baking sheets.
Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown then set aside to cool on the baking sheets.
Decorate the biscuits with piped royal icing.
Store in an airtight container.