Preheat the oven. Line a baking sheet with non-stick baking paper. Sieve flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger into a bowl. Cut butter into small pieces and rub into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar, ground almonds and almond extract. Stir in the beaten egg to bind the dough together and knead into a neat ball. Gather up the dough an