CINNAMON COOKIES

Preheat your oven to 160 deg C(fan forced ). Place 250 gm of butter/ marg into a medium sized saucepan along with 1 cup of castor sugar, 1/4 cup of golden syrup ,1 tbs of liquid honey ,1 dsp of ground cinnamon , 1 tsp of ground cardamod finally 1 tsp of ground ginger . Stir gently over a low heat until butter/ marg and sugar have dissolved .Bring to a gentle simmer and remove from heat . Now dissolve 1/2 tsp of bi carbonate of soda in 1 tbs of water and then stir into the melted butter/ marg mixture and set aside for 10 minutes to cool . In a large bowl mix together 3 and 1/2 cups of plain flour with 1 tsp of salt , make a well in the centre of the flour and pour in the butter mixture . Use a wooden spoon and mix to a warm , pliable dough . Turn out onto a lightly floured bench and knead lightly with the heel of your hand . Wrap the dough in baking paper and refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm . Then roll out and cut into shapes and bake in your preheated oven until golden brown , but not burnt . Cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight container .