Ingredients

• 125 g salted butter, softened
• 45 g light brown sugar
• 45 g white sugar
• 115 g golden syrup
• 130 g Wild Africa Cream
• 375 g cake flour, sifted
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda, sifted
• 1.5 tsp ground ginger
• 1.5 tsp mixed spice
• ½ tsp cinnamon

Method

Place the butter and sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light in colour and creamy. Combine the sifted dry ingredients and the syrup and mix together until a smooth dough forms. Wrap the dough in cling wrap and allow it to rest for a few hours or overnight.
Once you are ready to bake your festive cookies, preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough to about half a cm in thickness. Using a Christmas shaped cookie cutter, cut out the cookies. Line a baking sheet with baking paper and place the cut cookies onto the sheet. Place in the fridge and rest until hard. Bake for 12- 15 minutes, until golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.