Yo-yo biscuits are South Australian shortbread cookies made with flour, butter, milk, eggs, and honey. They were originally invented by Menz Company, but today the biscuits are produced by a company named Arnott’s. They have a crumbly texture and are often arranged as a sandwich with a dollop of buttercream in the middle.
Australian Yo-Yo Biscuits
Course: SnackCuisine: AustralianDifficulty: Medium4
servings15
minutes30
minutes300
kcal45
minutesYo-yo biscuits are South Australian shortbread cookies made with flour, butter, milk, eggs, and honey. They were originally invented by Menz Company, but today the biscuits are produced by a company named Arnott’s. They have a crumbly texture and are often arranged as a sandwich with a dollop of buttercream in the middle.
Ingredients
180g unsalted butter
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/3 cup icing sugar
1 ½ cups plain flour
1/2 cup custard powder
2 tsp baking powder
- For the filling
125g icing sugar
20g Westgold unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla essence
¼ tsp lemon juice
Water
Optional: ½ tablespoon cocoa powder, drop of flavouring eg raspberry or lemon.
Directions
- Preheat oven to 180 °celcius and line two baking trays.
- In a large bowl, add the butter, vanilla essence and sifted icing sugar. Beat until smooth and creamy.
- Sift in the flour, baking powder and custard powder. Stir well to combine.
- Roll mixture into teaspoonful sized balls and place 3-4 cm apart on the lined baking trays. Press the tops of the balls lightly with a floured fork.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until just cooked – don’t let them turn brown.
- Leave to cool on the trays for 10 minutes before moving onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the filling, beat the butter, vanilla essence and lemon juice until smooth and creamy.
- Slowly add the sifted icing sugar, beating well in between additions. Add additional water to make a nice smooth consistency.
- Either use as is, or add additional flavours, eg mix through half a tablespoon of cocoa powder to make chocolate-flavoured, or a couple of drops of raspberry flavouring.
- Join two biscuits together with the filling. Enjoy!
