Home-made Spelt Ginger Kisses with Lemony Cream Cheese Icing

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  • Prep time:10 minutes
  • Cooking time:12 minutes
  • Recipe serves:20 sanwiched kisses approx

Home-made Ginger Kisses = Baking = Love = Mum - this Mother's Day :) Ginger Kisses are a baked treat that are a favourite in New Zealand and Australia and we have turned up the volume and nutrition with these spicy warming gorgeous little pillows of LOVE, they are of course refined sugar free - because we care about our mumma bears and our baby bears, enjoy making and eating these edible gifts and nostalgic treats, enjoy with a cup of your favourite tea in a sunny spot :) xoxo

Ingredients

  • 2 cups  organic spelt flour
  • 2 Tbsps ground ginger
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp Himalayan pink salt
  • 1 cup coconut sugar
  • 1 organic free range egg
  • 1 Tbsp water
  • 1/4 cup raw honey
  • 165g soft organic butter

Icing  

  • 200g softened cream cheese (or you will get lumps)
  • 50g organic butter, softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • finely grated zest of a lemon and juice to taste
  • raw honey to sweeten (about 2 Tablespoons) or to your liking

     

Method

Preheat oven to 180C and line three baking trays.

Sift  spelt flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda and salt into a bowl.

In another bowl, cream softened butter and coconut sugar.  Beat in egg.  Beat in water and honey until combined.

Gradually beat in sifted ingredients on low speed until just mixed in.  Chill this dough for around 30 minutes in the fridge to firm up and then dollop small walnut sized balls with two spoons onto the baking trays around 4 cm apart.

Bake one tray at a time for 12 minutes.  Allow to cool on the tray for 5 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.

Icing 
enough to fill 20 ginger kisses

Cream softened butter and cream cheese till fluffy.  Add vanilla and beat to mix.  Add soft honey and lemon zest and juice and beat untill fluffy.  Pipe or spoon a dollop on to the middle of one 'kiss'  and use the second 'kiss' to squish the icing out to the edges.