Name: Skibo Castle Ginger Crunch
Cook time: 15 minutes
Total time: 1 3/4 hours
Yield: Makes about 5 dozen
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 3 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 3/4 stick unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon Lyle's Golden Syrup (British cane sugar syrup); 1 cup confectioners sugar; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

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Skibo Castle Ginger CrunchEllen Silverman

"This was a Christmas teatime favorite when I cooked at castles in Scotland years ago," says Doon Fergusson-Howlett of Dublin, Ireland."My sister serves these as petits fours, and they are always highly praised."

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