Homemade hobnobs?

carriebradshaw

billieboy wrote: »

And Waitrose is doing 1Kg for 75p .

I bought Tesco ones last week as they've gone back down to 58p per kg :T when they went up to 81p last month I left them on shelf

diamondgirl78

Just a quick update on the Peanut Butter variety of Twink's Hobnobs; made normal ones for 2/3 of mix then added 1/3 of a jar crunchy peanut butter to the last 1/3 of the hobnob mix. Used proper cookie cutters this time and made the peanut butter ones larger so we knew which were which. Well, the verdict.... Yes, these are very yummy too!

twink

diamondgirl78 wrote: »

Just a quick update on the Peanut Butter variety of Twink's Hobnobs; made normal ones for 2/3 of mix then added 1/3 of a jar crunchy peanut butter to the last 1/3 of the hobnob mix. Used proper cookie cutters this time and made the peanut butter ones larger so we knew which were which. Well, the verdict.... Yes, these are very yummy too!

must try that myself, thanks for telling us

BOBS

Made these tonight .... bit like the hob nob recipe and delicious ....
County Antrim Cookies
1 cup caster sugar
½ cup brown sugar
8 oz margarine
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ cup coconut
1 ¾ cup quaker porridge oats
1 ½ cups plain flour
¼ cup cornflour
Cream marg and sugar.
Mix in all dry ingredients.
Form mix into small balls, roll in sugar.
Bake in oven 150-160 for approx 15-20 mins.
ENJOY

ALSO MADE ... Yoghurt Cake
1 carton any flavour yoghurt
3 cartons self raising flour
2 cartons sugar
1 carton corn oil
3 eggs

Mix all ingredient together, put into loaf and bake 35 mins at 160.
(i usually triple recipe as they disappear so quickly).

twink

great recipes BOBS thank you, my dil comes from NI so will have to give them a try

BOBS

great recipes BOBS thank you, my dil comes from NI so will have to give them a try

I am happlily munching one now with a mug of coffee .... and I am not even in Co Antrim :-)
My 2 DD's are making their way through a yoghurt cake!

paybacktime2008

I have made my twinks for the first time and very nice they are too. I bought my oats in sainsburys 81p a kg or 86p for 1.5kg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and not of offer or anything. Work that one out!

belleabi0405

First off forget choc chips, they just melt.

For the very best alternative to Smartie Cookies make your own by adding a packet of smarties or m&m's (150g bag). I've also used own brand chocolate beans and they work fine too. The sugar coating stops them from melting completely and they are delicious. One word of caution though, when shaping into balls don't panic that they are crumbly, as long as they aren't messy on the baking try they will be fine.

When flattening (I use a metal spatula) make sure thay are roughly round and if you want to ensure everyone gets a couple of smarties/m&m's I recommend making them a little larger. I've also used cranberries for Christmas and they are lovely.

I'd be interested on how many hits this recipe has got. When people ask me about the biscuits I just tell them to 'google twinks hobnobs'.

twink

belleabi it would be interesting to know how many people are making the hobnobs and which countries, thanks for the info on adding smarties

sandy2_2

twink wrote: »

belleabi it would be interesting to know how many people are making the hobnobs and which countries, thanks for the info on adding smarties

I'm making them in Spain