Hertzoggie Cookies Recipes

HERTZOGGIE COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift the Flour, Baking Powder, Salt and Sugar together into a medium mixing bowl - Add the Butter and rub it into the Flour with you fingertips
• Mix the Egg Yellow and Water and add to the Flour mixture - mix until a dough has formed - place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes
• Meanwhile, pre-heat the oven to 180 deg C (350 deg F) - spray 2 x 12 hole patty pans with cooking oil
• Roll out the dough and cut into circles, slightly larger than the patty pan holes, fit the rounds into each hole - place a teaspoon full of the Apricot Jam in the center of the cut-out dough
• Beat the Egg whites until just foamy - do not over beat - add the Coconut and the Caster Sugar - mix well by hand
• Use approximately 1 tablespoon full of the Egg/Coconut mixture and spoon over the Apricot Jam - bake for 12 - 15 minutes

HERTZOGGIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and grease a patty pan tray.
• In a mixing bowl sift the flour, salt and baking powder together and rub in the butter with your fingers.
• Add the sugar, egg yolks and water and knead to form a soft dough.
• Roll the dough out to half a cm thickness and cut with a 7 cm small cookie cutter.
• Press the dough into the tray and fill with jam.
• Whisk the egg whites to stiff peak stage and add the coconut and sugar.
• Add a tablespoon of the coconut meringue to cover the jam.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until the hertzoggies are golden.