Ginger (Christmas) Cookies

Ingredients

• 125 g butter
• 5 tablespoons heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 150 g dark muscovado sugar (or another brown sugar)
• 1 teaspoon gingerbread spice mix
• 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
• 190 g all-purpose flour
• ½ cup cornstarch

Directions

1. In a small pot over low heat, melt the butter with the sugar, cream, honey, and spice mix, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
2. Stir in the orange zest.
3. Whisk the flour with the cornstarch, then gradually fold into the cooled mixture to make a soft dough.
4. Wrap in plastic and chill for at least 1 hour (up to a couple of days).
5. Let the dough soften a little at room temp, then roll on a lightly floured surface to about 0.5 cm (¼ in) thick. Cut out cookies.
6. Bake at 160 °C / 320 °F for 10–12 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden.