The best road trip Gingernut biscuit recipe (2024)

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This truly is an old fashioned gingernut biscuit recipe! I was putting together a quick batch for a picnic over the weekend and realised I’d been making this particular recipe for well over 30 years. You know you have a winning recipe when you remember it by heart all those years later and still make them regularly.

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It’s an awesome back pocket recipe for when you don’t have much exciting in the pantry, they also don’t melt which is a big bonus for Australian picnics and they don’t drop too many crumbs which is great for cleaning the car after a road trip.

We’ve been heading out on a few road trips again lately and working our way through many of these 25 fabulous day trips from Brisbane again before setting our sights on a few longer distance drives. These gingernut biscuits are a staple either way!

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Now I know the original recipe came from a small softcover book, one of those black and white ones with no photos. I think it was Alison Holst but as I say that was over 30 years ago and I don’t have the original book so I make if from my head and I know its evolved a little from the original over the years and been scaled up to make a decent batch but this version works well every time. I often double this recipe, as they last well in an airtight container if they get the chance.

Now if you don’t know who Alison Holst is she’s a Kiwi icon. She’s been on cooking shows and writing books since before I was born and she basically ‘taught’ every Kiwi of my generation how to cook with nutritious, affordable everyday recipes. Which in turn fostered a love of local, fresh food and a bit more experimenting in the kitchen – with these old faithfuls to turn back to from time to time.

Table of Contents

  • Making Gingernut Biscuits
    • Getting set up
    • Preparing the Cookie Dough
    • Getting ready to bake
  • Old fashioned gingernut biscuits
    • Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • Notes
          • Nutrition Information
    • Did you make this recipe?

Making Gingernut Biscuits

Getting set up

I turn the oven on to bake at 180°Celcius or fan bake at 170°Celcius as I get started, the trays should be ready to load by the time the oven is up to heat. Fan bake will cook and colour more evenly when you have multiple trays in the oven at once.

I also suggest lining your trays with baking paper as it speeds up the dishes afterwards but greasing them or using silicon baking sheets will also work.

Preparing the Cookie Dough

I was born in the UK, grew up in New Zealand and now call Australia home, so I definitely call these biscuits not cookies but for some reason, I’ve noticed that I call the uncooked mix cookie dough, no idea when I picked that up.

Something I really do appreciate with this recipe is that I can make it all in the one pot so if you start with a larger one than you need to melt the butter you’ll save time at the sink later.

Melt the butter together with the golden syrup. Stir in the sugar and then the beaten egg. Finally add the dry ingredients, the flour, baking soda and ginger. Then stir with a wooden spoon until fully combined, it will only take a few turns.

There’s not a lot of ingredients and they are things that are always in my fridge and pantry making these so easy to whip up at any time.

Getting ready to bake

Line up your lined baking slides next to your dough. Wet your hands just slightly and begin rolling the dough into smooth balls about the size of a 20c coin. Having wet hands stops the dough from sticking to you and helps get them sized evenly and smoothly for a more visual appealing end result.

Place the 2 trays into the oven at a time and bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

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Old fashioned gingernut biscuits

Yield: 24

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 13 minutes

Total Time: 28 minutes

A quick and easy gingernut biscuit recipe that is quite simply, THE BEST. Crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy in the centre with a delicious hit of ginger.

Ingredients

  • 100 grams of butter (melted)
  • 1 tablespoon golden syrup
  • 1 cups of raw sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 3/4 cups of plain flour

Instructions

    1. Melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the golden syrup.
    2. Stir in the sugar and allow to cool a little before the next step
    3. Add beaten eggs, the baking soda, ginger and flour and stir with a wooden spoon until well mixed.
    4. Line baking sheets with baking paper
    5. Dampen hands to stop it sticking and roll the dough into balls, place on the trays
    6. Bake at 180c (or 170 fan bake) for 10-13 minutes until golden.
    7. Remove from oven and allow to cool before storing in airtight containers.

Notes

I use raw sugar in this recipe and a lot of my baking. It adds a delicious caramel flavour but isn't necessary for the recipe, you can use plain white sugar if that is what you have available or prefer.

I highly recommend doubling the ingredients in the recipe to make a double batch of 48 cookies, they keep well and it can be a great time saver. The recipe has been tested this way many times and works perfectly.

Nutrition Information

Yield 24Serving Size 1
Amount Per ServingCalories 98Total Fat 4gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 17mgSodium 85mgCarbohydrates 15gFiber 0gSugar 8gProtein 1g

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FAQs

Why are my ginger biscuits so hard? ›

“There are some gingerbread recipes that are hard right after baking and need to sit for a few days to soften. Molasses and honey hardens gingerbread, but as the sugar absorbs moisture, it will get softer.”

Why are gingernut biscuits different in each state? ›

Back in the 1960s, a few biscuit companies across Australia combined under one Arnott's banner. Arnott's tried to make things a little easier for themselves and create one national Ginger Nut recipe instead of sticking with the recipe from each state, which all had tiny differences in ingredients and cooking times.

Are gingernut biscuits good for your stomach? ›

Dr Michael Mosley has confirmed that gingernut biscuits can help ease nausea and even morning sickness. While we might all be familiar with the old wives' tale, it has been proven that ginger does help tackle symptoms of nausea.

Are gingernut biscuits and ginger snaps the same? ›

In Australia, Arnott's Biscuits manufactures four different regional varieties of ginger nut to suit the tastes of people in different states. In Canada and the United States, the cookies are usually referred to as ginger snaps.

How do you make biscuits stronger? ›

They can be upgraded using Bites and Coins to enhance their ATK and HP, and their additional buffs can be unlocked with Crystals and rerolled with Beascuit Dough. Beascuits can only be equipped after a player has cleared Stage 1-3 on Beast-Yeast, and can only be equipped to Cookies that match their specific type.

How to make gingerbread harder? ›

A 1:4 ratio of butter to flour makes the gingerbread strong.

Are ginger biscuits anti-inflammatory? ›

Ginger biscuits also have anti-inflammatory effects, thereby are important for problems like rheumatoid arthritis, bursitis, ulcerative colitis and bursitis.

Can you eat too many ginger biscuits? ›

Can you eat too much ginger? Yes, you can to the point where it leads to an upset tummy. The biggest side effect of ginger is that it tends to accelerate the passage of food and stool via the intestines, inviting restlessness and weakness.

Are ginger biscuits a laxative? ›

While it's true that ginger is a traditional remedy for certain digestive ailments, but it doesn't have any utility in helping treat constipation.

What is the famous ginger biscuit? ›

The World's Best Gingerbread. Victorian cook Sarah Nelson invented Grasmere Gingerbread® in 1854 in the English Lake District village from where it gets its name. A unique, spicy-sweet cross between a biscuit and cake, its reputation quickly spread and it is now enjoyed by food lovers all over the world.

What is another name for ginger biscuits? ›

In the eighteenth century, sweet ginger-flavoured biscuits were known as gingerbread nuts ('We beg the receipt of your gingerbread nuts,' wrote Joseph Jekyll in a letter dated 1775). Around the middle of the nineteenth century, however, gingerbread nut was superseded by ginger nut.

Why is there a shortage of ginger biscuits? ›

Shoppers in North Wales are reporting a major shortage of ginger biscuits with Tesco apologising to one shopper for the "concern" this has caused. The biscuit crisis has hit supermarket shelves in the region with flooding last December in Cumbria to blame for the shortage.

Why did my biscuits come out hard? ›

If your biscuits are too tough…

Biscuit dough is moist and sticky, so much so that it may seem too wet after you've added all your flour. If you do think this about your dough, fight the urge to add more dry ingredients — dough that isn't wet enough will bake into a hard, dry biscuit.

How do I keep my biscuits from getting hard? ›

The biscuits will be hard and tough if you stir the dough too much. They will have a floury, uneven texture if you don't mix enough. Our Test Kitchen cracked the code: Stir the dough 15 times for the perfect consistency and texture.

How do you soften hard biscuits? ›

How can you soften stale biscuits? If you have stale biscuits, you can try to soften them by wrapping them in a damp paper towel and microwaving them for 10–15 seconds. If you don't have a microwave, you can wrap them in a damp paper towel and place them in a preheated oven set to 250°F (120°C) for 5–10 minutes.

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