Cypsy Creams

Name: Cypsy Creams
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: cocoa powder; 2 tbsp full-fat milk; 115 g rolled oats; ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 tsp baking powder; 115 g plain flour; vanilla essence; 115 g softened salted or unsalted butter; 115 g softened salted or unsalted butter; 225 g icing sugar; 60 g salted or unsalted butter; 60 g salted or unsalted butter; 60 g Trex or similar fat; 60 g Trex or similar fat; 85 g caster sugar; 2 tsp hot water; 2 tsp golden syrup

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Taste of the Highlands

By Ghillie Basan

Published 2021

About

This mix from Liz’s mother’s handwritten recipe makes 40 biscuits to sandwich together with chocolate butter icing.

Ingredients

60 g salted or unsalted butter
60 g Trex or similar fat

Europe
United Kingdom
Braemar
South of Argyll
Sutherland
Caithness
Snack
Scotland
Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Heat the oven to 180°C (fan 160°C), 350°F, gas mark 4.

In a bowl, cream the fats and sugar together and add the syrup diluted with the hot water. Stir in the other ingredients to make a stiff mixture.

Place teaspoons of the mix well apart on greased baking trays and bake for