Molasses and spice cookies

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The blend of winter spices, molasses and cocoa makes these rich biscuits the perfect accompaniment to a warming mug of hot chocolate.

Cooking time: 35 mins
plus 30 mins chilling
Makes: 12-15

Ingredients

Top tipsUse Christmas shaped cutters for a truly festive treat. Make these even more indulgent by adding chocolate or carob chips to the mixture. Another top tipDouble the recipe and freeze a batch of these biscuits for up to 3 months. Open freeze until firm then pack in a freezer proof container or freezer bags. Nutritional infoAdding ground almonds to the mixture adds extra protein to the biscuits and together with the molasses are a great source of calcium and magnesium.

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150g (5oz) unsalted butter
1tsp ground cinnamon
1tsp ground ginger
1tsp ground allspice
3tbsp molasses
2tbsp organic apple concentrate
50g (1¾ oz) porridge oats
225g (8oz) plain flour
2tbsp cocoa powder
30g (1oz) ground almonds
1 egg

Method

Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas mark 4. Grease and line a baking sheet.
Place the butter, spices, molasses and apple concentrate in a pan and heat gently until the butter melts.
Stir in the oats, flour, cocoa powder, ground almonds and beaten egg to form a dough. Knead lightly then wrap in clingfilm and chill for 30 mins.
Roll out the dough to 1cm thick - this is easily done between 2 sheets of clingfilm or you can lightly dust the dough with a little flour. Stamp out rounds with a cutter and place on a greased baking sheet.
Bake in the oven for 10-15 mins until lightly brown. Cool on the sheet for 5 mins then place on a wire rack to cool.

Top tips: Use Christmas shaped cutters for a truly festive treat. Make these even more indulgent by adding chocolate or carob chips to the mixture. Another top tip: Double the recipe and freeze a batch of these biscuits for up to 3 months. Open freeze until firm then pack in a freezer proof container or freezer bags. Nutritional info:Adding ground almonds to the mixture adds extra protein to the biscuits and together with the molasses are a great source of calcium and magnesium. www.meridianfoods.co.uk

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