• 4 ounces butter 
• 3 ounces sugar plus 1 - 2 tablespoons for sprinkling 
• 1 egg, separated 
• 7 ounces plain flour 
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 3 ounces dried cherries 

Preheat oven to  400 F.   
Grease a baking sheet. 
Cream butter and sugar together in a bowl and beat in the egg yolk. 
Sift the flour, ginger and cinnamon together into the creamed mixture.   
Add the dried cherries Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface and roll out to 1/2 cm (1/4 inch) thickness. 

Use a 8 cm (3 inch) cutter to cut out 12 biscuits.  
Place on the sheet and bake for 10 minutes.  
Lightly beat the egg white.   
Remove biscuits from the oven, brush with egg white.   
Sprinkle with sugar, bake for a further 5 minutes until golden. 
  

Submitted by J.Answell