Biscuits
Melting Chocolate Moments
These are like Viennese fingers or whirls but all chocolate! Very crumbly melt in the mouth biscuits sandwiched together with dark chocolate ganache. I use fairly reasonably priced chocolate from the supermarket for most of my baking, saving the good stuff for eating straight 🙂 Melting Chocolate Moments Cookies 175g soft butter 55g … Continue reading
Pookies, Apple Pie Cookies
We recently had a wonderful couple of nights away, we stayed in a lovely B&B and when we left they gave us loads of Bramley cooking apples. I’ve made a few things with them and shared them with friends too. Then I decided I would make a cookie that was like a pie and here’s … Continue reading
Chocolate Sandwich Biscuits with Vanilla Mallow Filling
Perfect with a cuppa and friends or an afternoon treat to keep you focused, these are lovely! The mallow filling is so lush and squidgy (you will get messy), also amazing on and in big cakes and sublime on cupcakes. Best eaten within a couple of days, they probably won’t last long anyway, unless you … Continue reading
Chocolate and a Bit Boozy “Salami” Roll
Chocolate and a Bit Boozy Salami This is a delight to eat and so easy to make. Lovely with a coffee after a meal or an afternoon perk up! Also, it’s very forgiving, so a great way to use up the last few nuts in a bag or a packet of biscuits, dried fruits etc. … Continue reading
Blackcurrant Seeded Bars
This year has seen a bumper crop of berries in the garden. I’ve never had more then a handful of blackcurrants until now, we have loads and I wanted to make something with them. I’m not a huge fan of blackcurrant flavour things but the real thing in these bars is so yummy, I’m now … Continue reading
Lamington Biscuits
I’ve made lamingtons in the past, I’m a big fan, I really love coconut and with the chocolate it’s a win win! I thought a biscuit version would be nice, incorporating vanilla, coconut and chocolate flavours. The biscuit is buttery and light, Viennese style. I used coconut, toasted coconut and crushed amaretti biscuits for toppings, … Continue reading
Lemon Meringue Flapjacks
I love lemony things and thought a lemon flapjack would be something worth trying out, I decided to add some meringue and also a drizzle of icing, these went down a treat! My family are not over keen on lemon flavour but Gav is always a willing volunteer and actually really liked them, I didn’t … Continue reading
Neapolitan Sandwich Biscuits
Neapolitan ice cream (well any ice cream) always reminds me of summer. Sometimes I think it’s fun to make something in a slightly different way, so here are some Neapolitan Biscuits! The flavours of the ice cream chocolate, vanilla and strawberry in a biscuit.  print here Neapolitan Sandwich Biscuits Chocolate biscuit bit … Continue reading
Pecan and Maple Shortbread Hearts
I just love pecan nuts and maple syrup together. Always reminds me of Autumn for some reason…… I decided to add the flavours to shortbread, perfect with my cuppa! Conversion chart if you’re not metric via Delia http://www.deliaonline.com/home/conversion-tables.html Printable recipe Pecan and Maple Shortbread Hearts Shortbread bit 125g soft butter 50g caster … Continue reading
Tiffin Cupcakes
Easy to make and delicious to eat, tiffin is perfect for an afternoon perk up with a cuppa. I decided to make an individual sized portion, no cutting and they look like cupcakes too! The mixed spice is an optional extra which makes them a bit of a Christmas taste, you could always soak the … Continue reading