Ingredients

• 225g Ioway Bee Farm honey
• 225g sugar
• 225g butter
• 1/2 cup water
• 570g plain flour
• 1 tsp ground cloves heaped
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tsp ginger

Instructions:

1. Melt the honey, sugar, butter and water. Cool.
2. Sift the flour, soda and spices into a mixing bowl.
3. Add the melted mixture and stir thoroughly.
4. Let stand overnight.
5. The dough will harden, knead well after standing.
6. Roll out dough onto a floured surface.
7. Using Christmas shapes, cut out biscuits.
8. Place on a greased tray and bake at 180C for 15 minutes until golden brown.
9. Biscuits will be soft out of the oven, but will harden on cooling.