Christmas ginger biscuits

Method

1. Melt the butter in a small saucepan together with the treacle and sugar. Stir until theingredients have all amalgamated and then set aside to cool. In a bowl, mix the flours, spices and salt.

2. Pour the wet ingredients slowly into the dry and bring together using your hands to form a firm dough.

3. Roll the dough out to 3mm thick and using a festive cookie cutter, cut around 12 shapes out. Place on a baking tray lined with parchment, sprinkle over the demerara sugar over each biscuit and bake for 10-12 minutes until firm.

4. Remove from oven and place on a cooling rack where you can sprinkle them with icing sugar or decorate them whichever way you like.