Step 1

Sift flour into a bowl. Add sugar, soda, cinnamon and salt.

Step 2

Rub in butter until mixture has a fine breadcrumb texture.

Step 3

Beat egg with golden syrup, add to dry ingredients. Mix into a firm dough by hand.

Step 4

Roll teaspoonfuls of mixture into balls, place on oven trays about 5cm apart.

Step 5

Bake at 150C for approximately 15 minutes.

Step 6

Cool biscuits on the tray.