1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C (350 degrees F). Place flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, salt and rapadura in your Thermomix bowl and mix for 10 sec/ speed 6. (or by hand).

2. Add lard, olive oil, molasses and 1 egg, mix for 30 sec/ speed 6.

3. Mixture may be slightly crumbly – check if it can be pressed together and rolled into balls. If it falls apart, add a little more oil.

4. Roll dough into walnut sized balls and place on greased or lined baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Take a fat bottomed glass, and dip the glass in a saucer of rapadura, then press a cookie flat. Repeat with the rest of the cookies. (see picture above).

5. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until slightly browned and darker on edges. Some ovens take longer than others, so check! (Swap trays around halfway through cooking so they brown evenly). Leave to cool on trays so they get nice and crisp. Store in an airtight container in the freezer. But i don’t think they’ll last long once the kids smell them… and someone else at our place was pretty keen to get a taste! (Must be all that molasses!