Christmas Tree Biscuits

Ingredients
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450 gram (1 pound) plain flour
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2 teaspoon baking powder
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4 teaspoon Ground Ginger
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2 teaspoon Cinnamon Ground
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Sea Salt
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200 gram (7 ounce) caster sugar
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250 gram (9 ounce) unsalted butter, diced
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4 tablespoons golden syrup
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1 large egg, beaten
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Instructions
- 1 Sift the flour, baking powder, ginger and cinnamon into a mixing bowl. Season with a little Sea Salt. Add the sugar and butter and rub in with your fingers until the butter is absorbed and the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- 2 Mix the golden syrup and egg together and then stir into the mixture with a wooden spoon. Bring together with your hands and knead very gently to form a smooth, stiff dough. Shape into a ball and cover in cling-film. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes to firm up.
- 3 Preheat the oven to 180°C, 350°F, Gas Mark 4. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and cut into quarters, allowing you to work with each quarter at a time. Keep the remaining dough in the refrigerator until you are ready to roll it.
- 4 Roll out the dough to a thickness of approx. 3mm and cut into festive shapes. Place the biscuits onto baking sheets lined with greaseproof paper. Bake the biscuits for 12-14 minutes until golden brown, remove from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack.
- 5 Using a wooden skewer, make a small hole in each Christmas biscuit whilst they are still warm. Once completely cooled, decorate as desired, then tie a ribbon through the hole and hang on the tree. Serve up with a mug of spicy cinnamon eggnog.