Spiced Gingerbread Cookies With Caraway And Orange

Ingredients

• 2 lbs sifted flour
• 2 lbs treacle
• ¾ lb moist sugar
• ½ lb candied orange peel, cut small
• 1.5 oz ground ginger
• 1 oz ground caraway seeds
• ¾ lb butter

Method

1. 1 Mix flour, treacle, sugar, orange peel, ginger, caraway seeds, and butter until well combined.
2. 2 Let the mixture rest for some time.
3. 3 Roll the dough into pieces the size of small walnuts.
4. 4 Place in rows on a baking sheet and flatten slightly with your hand.
5. 5 Bake in a slow oven (300°F) for about 10 minutes.