{"id":4047,"date":"2025-12-22T13:27:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T13:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slimmingworld.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=4047"},"modified":"2026-07-27T16:53:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:53:58","slug":"eat-how-to-make-gingerbread-biscuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/eat-how-to-make-gingerbread-biscuits\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make gingerbread biscuits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mince pies, Yule logs, Christmas cakes\u2026 Wherever you turn at this tinsel-topped time of year, there\u2019s a tempting treat to test your slimming motivation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Slimming World, you don\u2019t have to say ho-ho-no to festive food to get a sparkly result on the scales. We\u2019ve got a set of very merry makes and bakes on the <a href=\"https:\/\/member.slimmingworld.co.uk\/\">members-only website and app<\/a>, including these delicious gingerbread biscuits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you shape them into stars, create a platter of people or flip them upside down to make reindeer, these perfectly spiced bites are bound to be a hit with your friends and family \u2013 and they\u2019re just 1 Swip per Christmassy crunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If our recipe inspires you to enjoy real food this Christmas with Slimming World, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/special-offers\">you can find our latest special offers here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5245389806001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=6217099814001\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" width=\"900\" height=\"390\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More for members: Create a buffet that\u2019s brimming with festive favourites and make your big day merry and light with our <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/member.slimmingworld.co.uk\/features\/17-festive-nibbles\"><strong>17 seasonal nibbles<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gingerbread biscuits recipe<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>makes 60<br>1 Swip per biscuit<br>ready in 45 minutes<br>vegetarian<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What you need:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>50g unsalted butter<br>2 level tbsp golden syrup<br>2 level tbsp light soft brown sugar<br>225g self-raising flour<br>1 tbsp ground ginger<br>1 tsp ground cinnamon<br>\u00bc tsp ground cloves<br>2 level tsp sweetener granules<br>3 level tbsp skimmed milk<br>1 level tsp icing sugar, for dusting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What you do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Preheat your oven to 190\u00b0C\/fan 170\u00b0C\/gas 5 and cover 2 large baking trays with non-stick baking paper. Melt the butter and golden syrup in a small non-stick pan over a low heat, then remove from the heat, stir in the sugar and set aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Sift the flour, spices and \u00bc tsp salt into a bowl, then stir in the sweetener.&nbsp; Add the melted butter and milk and stir into a dough. Knead until smooth, then halve the dough with a knife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Roll out 1 piece of dough between 2 large sheets of cling film to a thickness of about 3-4mm. Use a 5cm x 5cm (or 6cm x 4cm) cutter to cut out as many biscuits as you can. Lightly re-knead and roll out the trimmings again and again, until all the dough is used up. Repeat with the second piece of dough until you have about 60 biscuits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Arrange the biscuits on the baking trays and bake on the middle shelf of the oven for about 7\u00bd minutes or until they\u2019re starting to brown but are still slightly soft to the touch. 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