Grantham Gingerbreads

Directions

1. 1
   Whisk butter and sugar together in a bowl until pale and fluffy.
2. 2
   Gradually beating the egg, sift the flour and ginger into the mixture and work in with a fork until fairly firm dough is obtained.
3. 3
   Roll dough into small balls, about size of walnut, and put them on buttered baking sheets, spaced apart.
4. 4
   Bake in the oven at 150° Centigrade, 300° Fahrenheit or gas mark 2 for 40 to 45 minutes, until crisp, well risen, hollow and very lightly browned.