Hokey Pokey Biscuits

Hokey Pokey Biscuits – which are a kind of caramel flavoured biscuit – are a New Zealand classic recipe, and a family favourite. In fact, there were many years when I didn’t know what they were actually called, because they were just known in my family as ‘James’ Favourite Biscuits’. The original recipe is from the Edmunds Family Cookbook, which is a New Zealand staple – I’m not actually sure if you could call it a cookbook, or if it in fact has any actual lunch/dinner food in it, we’ve always just used the baking and dessert recipes. Having said that, we’ve never used any other baking cookbook, and I would guess 90% of New Zealand homes in the last 100 years have owned one. Likely covered in flour and cocoa.

Gingernut Biscuits

These are by far and beyond my favourite holiday baked treat. And I’m finally (for 3 more months) in a country where you can enjoy these in the right cultural and physical season, yay! There’s something just not quite right about gingernuts at Christmas… on the beach.

I’ve been tweaking my gingernut recipe on and off for years now. This recipe doesn’t use molasses (which are had to put your hands on in NZ or the UK) and the dough is only cooled in the fridge for 30minutes – or, just enough time to finish getting ready for the week to come! (Or watching X-Files, whatever floats your boat)