Gluten Free Crunchy Ginger Biscuits

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Do you miss decent crunchy ginger biscuits? You are in luck, these gluten free ginger biscuits are super crunchy and deliciously spicy! They are super easy to make and ready to eat in less than half an hour, coat one end in chocolate to make them extra special too! They are easy to make both dairy free and vegan too if you wish too, just switch the margarine to dairy free alternative.

This recipe is...

  • Preparation Time: 10 Mins
  • Cooking Time: 12 Mins
  • This recipe makes 8 biscuits

This recipe contains:

  • Dairy

Last updated 3 weeks ago

Added 14th November 2020

Recipe by Alison Wheatley

Gluten Free Crunchy Ginger Biscuits

Ingredients

100g plain gluten free flour
1/4tsp bicarbonate of soda
2.5tsp ground ginger
1/2tsp cinnamon
1/4tsp ground nutmeg
70g unsalted butter
2tbsp golden syrup

Method

  1. In a bowl sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda and spices.

  2. Melt the margarine or butter in a microwaveable bowl then pour into the dry mix, add the golden syrup and mix into a stiff dough.

  3. Break the dough into eight pieces and roll into balls.

  4. Grease and line a baking tray, place each ball on the tray, pressing each down to flatten, make sure they are spaced apart so they can spread a little.

  5. Place in an oven preheated to gas mark 5/190c, and bake for about 12 mins.

  6. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly so they firm up before removing from the tray, then transfer to a cooling rack.

To make them extra special why not dip one half into melted dark chocolate!

Nutritional Information (Per biscuit)

Cals
110
Carbs
15g
Fibre
0g
Fat
5g
Sugar
3g
Protein
0g
Alison Peters
Alison Peters has been Coeliac since June 2014 and launched Coeliac Sanctuary in August of that year, and since then has aimed to provide a one stop shop for Coeliacs, from blogs, to recipes, eating out guide and online shop.

Your Comments

Mixture was way too liquid so I added a load of oat flour to get a dough consistency and my son says it's like eating sand, they're awful.
Pip4 weeks ago
Alison @ Coeliac Sanctuary4 weeks ago
Hi, I am going to look at reworking this recipe as it seems hit and miss for people, I'm not sure why, had a few say worked prefect then others say otherwise, I'm not sure if it's down to different flour brands needing less fluid that others. I do have another ginger biscuit recipe which are made different to this one, there are more like a proper cookie and can be done with either ginger or chocolate chips (this is the version I lived on while pregnant) https://www.coeliacsanctuary.co.uk/recipe/gluten-free-crystallised-gingerchocolate-chip-cookies
I liked the photo and easily made recipe and that all items were ingredients I had in the kitchen. Before baking I looked up Gas 5 and got 200c which I now know was too hot - I did wonder. Mixture was also very “greasy” to handle. Made exactly as directions but they didn’t flatten much, way too much Ginger and not sweet enough at all. Horrible, binned!
Jane Thompson9th August 2024
Alison @ Coeliac Sanctuary9th August 2024
Hi Jane, sorry they didn't work out as, this is how I have always made them and always been fine. Gas 5 is 190c, I know that's only marginly different though. If it's greasy I suggest adding a little more flour, sometimes different brands of gluten free flour can mean needing a little or less I have found.
Why only hear for gas oven temperature.I've got an electric oven xx
Margaret Lloyd28th May 2023
Alison @ Coeliac Sanctuary28th May 2023
Hi Margaret I used to only add gas, not got round to updated all the recipes yet. It is 190c.
made exactly to recipe - gorgeous thank you !
Jean24th March 2023
Not sweet enough, I Added 50g sugar and 1/4 tsp xanthum gum..taste just like pre coeliac.
DJ17th March 2023

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