Copycat Chocolate Romany Creams

by | Aug 21, 2014 | Cookies, Biscuits and Bars | 5 comments

A few months ago I was entrusted with one of our family heirlooms – a tatty, splattered, literally falling-apart cookbook that belonged to my Great Aunt May. It fits perfectly on my bookshelf where it sits snuggly next to my grandmother’s equally worn cookbook (as well as my mothers!). Such a serendipitous reunion seeing as though both books were lovingly penned by sisters.
Homemade Romany Creams
These are the books I turn to when inspiration is low, when my passion for baking wanes or if I simply need a moment to be close to these three amazing women. Each recipe, whether handwritten, torn out of a magazine, passed on from a friend, or even jotted on the back of a shopping list, has a story and sometimes I wish I knew where the recipe came from and what made it special enough to be incorporated into the family repertoire.
I found this recipe for copycat Romany Creams jammed into the back of Aunty May’s book – written on a piece of notepad paper which had clearly been folded and refolded too many times. As it’s become extremely trendy recently to recreate homemade versions of childhood favourites, Great Aunty May was truly ahead of her time and it’s not the first time I have invented a recipe only to discover that Aunt May or my grandmother thought of it first!
Homemade Romany Creams
This is a truly moreish cookie – simple to make and delicious with a cup of tea! Best of all, it reminds me of the biscuit tin my best friend and I used to keep in our treehouse for tea parties; filled with romany creams bought with pocket money we saved! Thanks for the great recipe Aunty May!
Homemade Romany Creams

 

Romany Creams

Makes about 20

 

250g butter, softened

1 cup white sugar

2 ½ cups desiccated coconut

2 cups cake flour

50ml The Kate Tin Cocoa Powder

1 tsp baking powder

pinch of salt

100g dark or milk chocolate, melted, to sandwich

Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the coconut and sifted dry ingredients and mix to form a soft dough. Roll tablespoonfuls of the mixture into 3cm sausages then place on a lined baking tray and flatten slightly with your fingers. Scratch the surface of the biscuits with a fork to create a rough texture. Bake in a preheated oven at 180C for 10-12 minutes or until firm. Allow to cool then sandwich two biscuits together using the chocolate. Allow to set then store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

5 Comments

  1. gugu on 17th July 2018 at 5:37 pm

    Hi Katelyn, does this mean one can only eat the biscuits after two weeks?

    Reply
    • Kate on 17th July 2018 at 5:40 pm

      Hi Gugu, nope you can eat them straight away! They will keep for up to two weeks (not that they will last that long! 😉

      Reply
  2. Karlene on 9th November 2018 at 9:42 pm

    Hi Kate
    Can you freeze the dough to bake it later?

    Reply
  3. Gugu on 8th August 2019 at 12:14 pm

    Hi, I make these all the time and my family loves them. Thank you Kate for sharing the recipe.

    Reply
    • Kate on 8th August 2019 at 4:12 pm

      You’re welcome! I’m thrilled to hear they bring you and your family so much joy! Yay! x

      Reply

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