Healthy Ginger Kisses Recipes

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:

• 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.

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! : ).

HEALTHIER BIG SOFT GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together all-purpose flour and whole-wheat flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
• Beat butter and 3/4 cup sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in egg, then stir in water and molasses. Gradually stir in flour mixture until just incorporated. Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly.
• Bake in preheated oven until cookies are golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

HEALTHY GINGER BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190°C (fan 180°, gas mark 5). Prepare two baking trays with greaseproof paper. Sift the flour into a large bowl and add the oatbran, bicarbonate of soda, ginger and cinnamon.
• Melt the butter, golden syrup and honey in a small pan over a low heat. Pour over the dry ingredients.
• Mix well and bring together with hands to make a firm dough.
• Prepare a lightly floured surface and roll out half of the dough to roughly 5mm thick. Use any shaped cutters (preferably around 5-8cm in diameter) to stamp out the biscuits. Transfer to a baking tray and repeat with the other half.
• Bake for around 10 minutes, or until slightly browned. Don't worry if the biscuits aren't hardened yet as they do when they cool down. Transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool for about 10 mins.

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.