Ginger Kisses Recipes

GINGER KISSES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 200C. Line two baking trays with baking paper. 2. Cream the butter, sugar and vanilla in a medium-sized bowl using electric beaters until pale and fluffy, then add the egg, beating until just combined. Sift in the flours and baking powder, add the ginger and mixed spice and stir with a wooden spoon to form a soft dough. 3. Shape teaspoons of the dough into balls, place on the prepared trays 4cm apart and flatten slightly. Bake for seven minutes, or until lightly golden around the edges. Allow to cool on the trays for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with the remaining dough. 4. For the honey cream, beat the butter and icing sugar in a bowl using electric beaters until light and fluffy. Add the honey and mix to combine. On half of the cookies, spread three teaspoons of honey cream and sandwich them together with the other half. 5. In a small bowl combine the extra ginger and icing sugar and dust over the biscuits. 6. Filled kisses will keep, stored in an airtight container, for three days. Unfilled biscuits will keep for up to five days.

GINGERBREAD KISSES

Steps:

• Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in egg and molasses. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and spices; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, until firm enough to shape, about 4 hours., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into sixty 1-in. balls; roll in sugar. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes., Press a chocolate kiss immediately into the center of each cookie. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

GINGER KISSES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C.
• Combine the butter, sugar and golden syrup in a medium saucepan.
• Stir over a low heat until butter has melted and mixture is smooth.
• Beat eggs until thick and mix in alternately with sifted flour, baking powder, cinnamon and ginger.
• Bake small spoonfuls on greased trays for 10-12 minutes.
• Let them cool down completely then sandwhich together with custard filling.
• For the custard filling, mix icing sugar, custard powder and butter in a bowl until combine.
• Add little bits of milk into the bowl to make the mixture turn into an icing. Don't make it too runny, but if you do, simply add in more icing sugar.
• I found that when I sandwhiched the kisses together they didn't stay together and the custard filling ran a little bit but it tasted so good! So I wrapped the kisses with cellophane and let the filling set! : ).

HEALTHY GINGER KISSES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190°C Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, sift flours, ginger and cinnamon together and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the 75g of margarine and sugar together until very light. Add beaten egg whites a little at a time and beat well. Beat in Maple syrup. Fold in dry ingredients.
• Drop teaspoonfuls of the mixture onto the trays. For larger kisses, drop dessertspoonfuls. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes, until kisses are slightly spongy but firm to the touch.
• Transfer the kisses to a wire rack to cool completely. When cold, join with mock cream.
• For the Mock Cream:.
• In a small bowl, beat the margarine, icing sugar and 1 T of water until light. If too powdery, add more water, if too runny, add a tad more icing sugar. Flavour with vanilla extract if desired.