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Black Bat Cookies

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Difficulty:
moderate
Preparation:
55 min.
Preparation
ready in 1 hr 25 mins
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An extremely important element of a healthy diet is moderation. These are a delightful thing to treat yourself with, especially on a holiday. They are high in calories, fat, and sugar, but they still contain energizing carbs.

Let your kids decorate these with you for a fun, Halloween activity! 

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Ingredients

for
18
For the cookies
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 pinch salt
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Ginger powder
½ tsp Mixed spice
¼ cup unsalted butter
½ cup light brown sugar
0.333 cup Golden syrup
1 Tbsp milk
To decorate
2 cups powdered sugar (see note)
black Food coloring
yellow and red writing icing
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Preparation steps

1.

For the cookies: sift the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl.

2.
Put the butter, sugar and syrup in a pan and heat gently, stirring, until melted. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
3.
Pour into the dry ingredients with the milk and mix well. Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
4.

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a large baking tray with non-stick baking paper.

5.
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface. Cut out bat shapes using cookie cutters or a card template.
6.
Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden. Cool on the baking tray for a few minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
7.
To decorate: make up the icing according to the packet instructions or see the note. Add black food colouring and stir well.
8.
Put about 1/3 of the icing into a piping bag and pipe around the outline of the biscuits.
9.
Thin the remaining icing with a little water and spread inside the piped outlines. Leave to set.
10.
Add features with the writing icings, as in the photo and leave to set.
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