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.