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    Home » Recipes » Biscuits

    Honey Biscuits

    Published: May 19, 2018 · Modified: Jan 2, 2023 by Libby Hakim · 17 Comments

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    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 recipe, traditional honey biscuits are common across much of Europe and throughout the world.

    After some research, I couldn't pin this recipe to a particular country.

    But I can tell you one thing with absolute certainty – these biscuits are exceptional!

    Honey Biscuits Recipe

    Super simple Honey Biscuits

    This Honey Biscuits recipe is beautiful in its simplicity.

    Unlike many of the traditional recipes I came across when researching, this one uses just one spice – cinnamon.

    And plenty of honey, of course!

    The biscuits are deliciously crispy and oh so sweet. Rolling them in cinnamon sugar before baking also adds a little sparkle to the final product.

    Ready to get cooking?

    Ingredients for Honey Biscuits

    To make these biscuits, you'll need:

    • butter
    • caster sugar
    • egg yolk
    • SR flour
    • cinnamon
    • salt
    • honey.

    Scroll to the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact quantities.

    Making Honey Biscuits: tips

    The step-by-step instructions can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

    However, keep these things in mind to help you find Honey Biscuit perfection with this recipe:

    1. Start with good quality butter that you've left out of the fridge for at least half an hour.

    honey biscuits ingredients

    2. Roll balls of the biscuit mixture in cinnamon sugar and make sure they're about the size of a walnut (roughly 3cm in diameter).

    honey biscuit balls

    3. Remember to leave room for your biscuits to spread on the tray once they're in the oven.

    honey biscuits in oven

    4. Allow to cool and then enjoy with your favourite hot drink. 

    Insta Honey biscuits

    Buon appetito!

    Love honey? Check out our Honey Joys and Honeycomb recipes too!

    Nana Ling's Honey Biscuits recipe

    Keep scrolling for the tested and tweaked version.

    honey biscuits recipe handwritten
    honey biscuits

    Honey Biscuits

    Libby Hakim
    This is beautiful in its simplicity. It uses just one spice – cinnamon. And plenty of honey.
    4.78 from 9 votes
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 40 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine Australian
    Servings 24 biscuits
    Calories 115 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 115 grams butter
    • 85 grams caster sugar
    • 1 egg yolk
    • 170 grams SR flour
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • pinch salt
    • 60 grams honey
    • extra 1 tablespoon caster sugar
    • extra ½ teaspoon cinnamon

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 170 degrees celsius (fan-forced).
    • Cream butter and sugar on high speed in a stand mixer.
    • Add egg yolk and beat into mixture.
    • Add sifted flour and cinnamon, and salt and fold to combine.
    • Warm honey so that it's runny (10-20 seconds in the microwave should work well) and add to mixture.
    • Beat again until well combined.
    • Place mixture into fridge for 10-15 minutes (or until it's just firm enough to roll into balls).
    • Mix together additional sugar and cinnamon.
    • Roll mixture into walnut-sized balls (about 3cm in diameter) and coat in sugar and cinnamon mixture.
    • Space balls of mixture apart on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Remember to leave enough room for the biscuits to spread.
    • Place trays in oven and bake for 15 minutes or until a light golden colour.

    Notes

    Tips for making Honey Biscuits:
    1. Start with good quality butter that you've left out of the fridge for at least half an hour.
    2. Roll balls of the biscuit mixture in cinnamon sugar and make sure they're about the size of a walnut (roughly 3cm in diameter).
    3. Remember to leave room for your biscuits to spread on the tray once they're in the oven.
    Makes 24 biscuits.
    Store in an airtight container.
    Love honey? Check out our Honey Joys and Honeycomb recipes too!
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 115kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 46mgPotassium: 10mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 174IUCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg
    Tried this recipe?If you love it, let me know!

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    Comments

    1. Amy Fletcher

      November 14, 2024 at 6:51 pm

      When you say cream the honey and sugar does that mean the sugar is completely dissolved?

      Reply
      • Libby Hakim

        November 14, 2024 at 10:14 pm

        Hi Amy. Ideally, the sugar should be dissolved. However, if this is a recipe with a high sugar to butter ratio (like many of the old-fashioned ones), it may not dissolve - just aim for the butter to be more pale and the mixture as fluffy as you can get it. This is a recipe I added years ago and is ready for a review - I'll make sure these things are clear when I revise it. I do remember they were great biscuits! Happy cooking!

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    2. Carolyn

      July 16, 2023 at 12:04 pm

      Can you please use spoons or cups please as I can't work with just g I spend a lot of time looking up conversions. I'm just trying your bikkys now and they look good so far

      Reply
      • Libby Hakim

        July 16, 2023 at 9:20 pm

        Hi Carolyn. I try to add both now but this is an older recipe - I'll definitely be adding the cup and spoon measurements when I update this recipe. I'm in the process of going through old recipes at the moment. I remember these biscuits were lovely. Hope you enjoyed them too. Libby 🙂

        Reply
    3. Carolyn

      July 14, 2023 at 8:28 am

      How many spoonfuls is 60g honey please? looking forward to making them

      Reply
    4. Claire

      November 22, 2020 at 10:07 pm

      What is sR flour? Can I use cake flour?

      Reply
      • Libby

        November 23, 2020 at 9:09 am

        Hi Claire. SR flour is self-raising flour. You cna make it by using 1 cup of plain or all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon salt and 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder. Happy baking!

        Reply
    5. Fiona

      October 05, 2019 at 4:23 pm

      4 stars
      Delicious but agree that 20 min was a bit long. Took them out at 17 min and they were a bit dark. Maybe my oven was too hot at 180 degrees celsius. Will try again though 🙂

      Reply
      • Libby

        October 06, 2019 at 3:37 pm

        Hi Fiona. Thanks for commenting and sorry that I hadn't got around to re-testing since the previous comment. I've now had time to re-test the recipe and, yes, the temp and time was a bit off! So sorry. I've now adjusted the temp and time (170 degrees celsius for 15 minutes) and updated the recipe. Thanks again for commenting, and leaving a star rating, it's much appreciated. Libby x

        Reply
    6. Jo

      September 29, 2019 at 1:55 pm

      5 stars
      Absolutely delicious! Easy to follow recipe that my daughter and I could do together.

      20 minutes in a moderate oven was too long and burnt out first batch. 10 minutes was perfect ?

      Reply
      • Libby

        September 29, 2019 at 7:24 pm

        Hi Jo. So pleased you love the recipe but so sorry your first batch was ruined 🙁 I'll check the recipe again as that seems a big discrepancy. Perhaps I can be more specific with a temperature too. Glad it otherwise went well and it's one you could bake with your daughter ? Libby x

        Reply
    7. Polly

      September 07, 2019 at 5:34 pm

      The article says 'keep scrolling for the tested and tweaked version' but there doesn't seem to be one?

      Reply
      • Libby

        September 07, 2019 at 8:28 pm

        Hi Polly. Thanks so much for pointing this out. I've now added the code in so the recipe appears. Sorry about that! I switched recipe plugins on the website a little while ago and some of the older recipes have this issue. I thought I'd sorted them all out but obviously there are still some with issues which I'll go through and check for again. Thanks again and happy cooking 🙂 Libby

        Reply
    8. Laura

      June 01, 2018 at 11:47 pm

      My girls are officially out for summer break over here. We will definitely make time to bake these! Thank you for your post!

      Reply
      • Libby

        June 02, 2018 at 2:38 pm

        Hi Laura. Wonderful - enjoy the break and warmer weather! And have fun baking 🙂

        Reply
    9. Carolyn

      May 22, 2018 at 7:10 pm

      Yummy.....loved them

      Reply
      • Libby

        May 22, 2018 at 8:32 pm

        So pleased you loved them... they are VERY yummy indeed 🙂

        Reply
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