Biscuits

The Iced VoVo has been a favourite biscuit in my family since I can remember. Nana Ling marked this Iced VoVo recipe with a couple of crosses, her rating system …

Jelly Crystal Cookies are jelly and cookies wrapped into the one sweet treat – you really can’t go wrong here! These Choc Orange Jelly Crystal Cookies are based on Nana …

This recipe for Honey Biscuits is dated January 1942 and Nana Ling has identified “Marcella” as the source of this recipe. While this suggests it could possibly be an Italian …

When I Googled this recipe, I came across images and recipes for what I call finger buns. However, not long after starting to re-create this recipe, dated 1940, I started …

Buttery homemade shortbread is so much better than its mass-produced counterpart. And traditional Scottish Shortbread is the best of all. This recipe is from my great Nana Ling’s recipe book …

Step aside Arnott’s. This is Nana Ling’s Butternut Cookies recipe from 1942 – and it’s marked with an X. Nana Ling marked a small number of her recipes with an X, …

They may be old-fashioned, but who can resist Jam Drops? No wonder they are still so popular on supermarket shelves and in suburban bakeries today. This recipe is one of …

Looking for the ultimate Coconut Biscuits Recipe?  I’ve tried countless recipes over the years, some quite fiddly, searching for the perfect coconut biscuit (or coconut macaroon as they are sometimes …