Romany Creams Recipe
Romany creams are one of the popular biscuits or cookies found in South Africa. These are crunchy chocolate coconut biscuits which are sandwiched with melted milk chocolate.
Ingredients
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup (100g) sugar
- 1 Tablespoon (20g) golden syrup or honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup (140g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup (30g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ⅔ cups (50g) unsweetened desiccated or shredded coconut
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cups (120g) milk chocolate chips or bar
Instructions
- In a large bowl using a hand-held or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter, sugar, and golden syrup or honey together on medium high speed until fluffy and light. Add the egg and , vanilla extract, then beat on high speed until combined. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, unsweetened desiccated coconut, baking powder and salt together until combined.
- Pour the dry ingredient into the creamed butter mixture and mix until combined. When using stand mixer, mix the mixture on low speed until combined. Place the biscuit or cookie dough onto a cling film and bring it together to form a disc. Cover dough tightly and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
- Remove biscuit dough from the refrigerator and place it on a floured board. Place a piece of baking paper or parchment paper on top and roll out to 1/8 of an inch or 0.5 cm. You can scrape the top of the dough with a fork or leave them plain. Cut shapes with a round cookie cutter and transfer to a lined baking sheet.
- Bake the biscuit or cookies for 11-12 minutes or until the edges and bottom are golden brown.
- Melt the chopped milk chocolate in a double boiler or use the microwave. For the microwave, place the milk chocolate in a medium heat-proof bowl. Melt in 15 second increments, stirring after each increment until completely melted and smooth
- Allow the melted chocolate to cool down and fill half part of the cookies or biscuit and cover with the other half.
Notes
This recipe is a South African recipe so the biscuit mentioned here is not referring to an American biscuit. Biscuit mentioned in this post refers to cookies. Therefore, I have used them interchangeably here.
Nutrition
Serving: 2sandwichesCalories: 264kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 3gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 202mgPotassium: 127mgFiber: 2gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 259IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 1mg
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