CHOCOLATE GINGER SNAPS

Love chocolate? Love ginger? Put them together in this tasty recipe for chocolate ginger snaps.

INGREDIENTS:

60g/2oz butter

60g/2oz demerara sugar

60g/2oz golden syrup

45g/1.5oz plain flour

15g/0.5oz cocoa powder

1/2tsp ground ginger

METHOD:

Preheat the oven to 180C, 350F, Gas 4.

Grease and line 2 large baking sheets.

Place the butter, sugar and syrup into a saucepan and heat gently.

Stir the mixture until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved.

Remove from the heat and allow to cool for 10 minutes.

Sieve in the flour, cocoa powder and ground ginger and stir well.

Using a teaspoon drop small amounts of the mixture onto the baking sheets well spaced to allow for spreading.

Bake in the oven for about 8 minutes until they have spread.

Leave to cool on the sheets before storing in an airtight container.

This recipe makes about 18 snaps!