Ginger Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 cup soft brown sugar
1/2 cup soft margarine
1 pinch salt
2 drops vanilla essence (or a few drops)
1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour (for aussies wholemeal plain flour)
1 tablespoon cocoa, sifted
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon milk, a small splash (optional)
Decorate
glace icing
glace cherries

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 190oC or 375oF Gas 5. Grease a baking sheet.
Cream together the sugar, margarine, salt and vanilla essence until very soft and light.
Work in the flour, cocoa and ginger, adding a little milk, if necessary, to bind the mixture. Knead lightly on a floured surface until smooth.
Roll out the dough to about 5 mm or 1/4 inch thick. Stamp out shapes using floured biscuit cutters and place on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake the cookies for 10 - 15 minutes. Leave to cool on the baking sheets until firm, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Decorate with glace icing and pieces of glace cherries.