by Santaelf | Dec 13, 2020 | Christmas elves
Tinkles and Ginger were sitting on the kitchen bench this morning, having apparently made a batch of biscuits! The elves used their own mixer, spoon, rolling pin and biscuits tray, but also got out our mixing bowl and Christmas spoons so we took that as a hint to also...
by Santaelf | Nov 6, 2020 | Christmas cooking, International Christmas
A friend gave me this recipe a few years ago and I have finally tried making some of these biscuits a few times this year. Pepparkakor are a Swedish Christmas biscuit that somewhat resembles gingerbread – Kakor is equivalent to biscuit or cookie in Swedish....
by Santaelf | Nov 18, 2014 | Christmas cooking, Santa's snacks
While these biscuits don’t look or sound very Christmassy (other than by adding colouring to them or icing with Christmas colours like I have), they feel like a Christmas treat to me! I think it is because the passionfruit flavour is a hint of summer and the...
by Santaelf | Nov 22, 2013 | Christmas cooking, Santa's snacks
These cute little Christmas Royals look like teeny-tiny Christmas puddings and they are the perfect take-along party plate for busy Mums. They’re a similar concept to the Christmas Anzacs I made last year, but a bit more decadent and fancy-looking. You can get...
by Santaelf | Nov 4, 2012 | Christmas Memories, Santa's snacks
On Friday, I came across a recipe for Kids Sar Biscuits which looked tasty and easy. So yesterday, I made the biscuits with my two and four year olds. It was easy enough for them to manage – I had the butter very soft, almost melted, so it was easy for the kids...
