An invitation to a departing neighbour's farewell do gave the baking muscle a rare twitch; not that these demand much effort of either muscle or skill (apart from trying to make sure that forming the shapes doesn't leave more of the mixture on your hands than on the baking sheet - a little oil on the hands helps). Described in the recipe as macaroons, they're basically marzipan cakes with chopped ginger in them. Crisp on the outside, and moist and spicy inside: