Ginger Shortbread

Ingredients

  • 160g butter
  • 160g flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 60g icing sugar
  • 60g cornflour
  • 2 drops vanilla essence
  • crystalised ginger

Method

  1. Beat butter until creamy
  2. Sift over dry ingredients and mix in
  3. Beat in vanilla
  4. Mix in ginger, cut into small pieces
  5. Press into a greased small swiss roll tin
  6. Bake at 170 deg C until slightly browned round the edges (about 20 minutes)
  7. Mark into shapes while warm, then cut properly when cold

Notes

Can add chunks of chocolate if liked; white is nice