Christmas Chocolate Gingerbread Biscuits

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This week’s recipe of the week has been inspired by Loving Earth’s Chocolate Dipped Gingerbread biscuits and has been made by store manager Caroline. A fun festive recipe to make with the family and/or share with friends as a tasty homemade gift. Enjoy!

GINGERBREAD BISCUITS
3 cups spelt flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup coconut oil (melted over a double boiler)
1/4 cup maple syrup + 1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 flax egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ground fresh ginger
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
pinch of salt

CHOCOLATE COATING
2 blocks White Chocolate
2 blocks Milk or Dark Chocolate

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 175 degrees Celsius.
2. Sift all the dry ingredients together into a large bowl including flour, baking soda, 1/2 cup brown sugar, ground ginger and spices.
3. In a separate bowl, mix all of the wet ingredients including the melted coconut oil, 1/4 brown sugar + 1/4 maple syrup, flax egg, and vanilla.
4. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients over. Combine well.
5. Roll half of the dough into a ball and flatten with a flour-dusted rolling pin on a flour-dusted kitchen bench or chopping board surface.
6. Cut out the gingerbread people (or desired shapes) and place them on the prepared baking dish. Repeat with the remaining dough.
7. Bake the cookies for approximately 15 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Remove from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack. While the biscuits are cooling, melt a bar of two each of the White Chocolate and Dark/Milk Chocolate.
9. Once the cookies have completely cooled, dip the front-facing side of the biscuit into the melted chocolate and spread evenly with a butter knife to coat. Replace back onto the cooling rack and wait for the chocolate to completely set. Enjoy!