So many biscuits…

May 31, 2008

Thanks to the lovely Alissa who posted this recipe over in the forums at PBP we’ve been gorging ourselves on biscuits since last Wednesday! These are too good, too easy and too cheap to keep to myself so I thought I’d share the secret around a bit more!
Lots of biscuits
Simple Savings biscuits
(if anyone knows the original source of this recipe please let me know so I can give credit)

500g margarine/butter
1 tin condensed milk
1 cup sugar (we put in slightly less and used brown sugar and that was fine)
5 cups self-raising flour

Now I know this seems like a LOT of ingredients but this recipe is supposed to make 120 biscuits!! I didn’t count how many we made but I am sure it was more than 100 so I think the claim of 120 is pretty close. You are going to need a BIG bowl to mix all of this! These would be great if you have to cook for a special occasion or a lot of people or if you family just really like biscuits, or you can freeze the dough in smaller portions and just make a few at a time. Handy huh?

Cream sugar and margarine. Add condensed milk and flour. Roll into teaspoon sized balls and press down with a fork. Place on greased trays and bake in moderate oven until golden brown (approximately 10-15 minutes).

You can change it up a bit by adding to the basic dough before baking – divide the mixture into five (or four, or six, whatever you want!)and add different ingredients for different flavoured biscuits:

Some suggestions from the recipe –
Chocolate chips and glace cherries (chopped)
Cornflakes and sultanas
Hundreds and Thousands
Jam drops
Milo and coconut

We tried -
Plain choc chip
Chocolate choc chip (just add a bit of coco)
Cho chip with 100s and 1000s (sugar sprinkles)
Sultanas and cornflakes (to see if they came out as good as my other cornflake and sultana biscuit recipe and they were close but not quite as good)
Jam swirl and choc chip.

Not only did they all taste great but a few days later, sealed in a container they are still just as good. Plus they have no egg in them – a bonus for those with egg allergy as well as for houses where the chooks have gone on strike like ours!

Happy eating!

ETA – it seems there are several sources for the original recipe but I this version probably came from the Simple Savings Website.

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Lizzie May 31, 2008 at 6:33 pm

Like I needed ANOTHER excuse to make cookies…sigh…

Good timing though…finally did that meme you sent me. It’s scheduled for posting 9am June 1 and I’ve linked back here.

Cookies…geez…..

Cheers,
Lizzie

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KylieM May 31, 2008 at 7:20 pm

ooo love the look of this .. we love cooking in our house, and something easy that the kids can do is brilliant!!!

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Babyamore (Trish) May 31, 2008 at 9:59 pm

oh no – just what I didn’t need … mmmm I want sum cookies.

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Bettina May 31, 2008 at 10:12 pm

mmmmm might have to try that one! Thanks.

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Journeyer May 31, 2008 at 10:15 pm

This is my fave biscuit recipe. I usually divide up the mixture and put 3 or 4 “sausages” of the dough in the freezer. Then I can slice off and bake fresh biscuits whenever we need them. Yum yum.

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Sharon May 31, 2008 at 11:28 pm

What beautiful muffins! They look like something out of a magazine — I’ve gotta try this!! I just have one question — can you tell me the measurement for the butter in cups or how many sticks of butter? Thanks, and God bless!

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katef June 1, 2008 at 10:04 am

Hope you are all gorging yourself on biscuits!
I should explain for the north American readers that a biscuit is the same as a cookie…. well in this case anyway.

And Sharon – I’m sorry our butter doesn’t come in sticks so I have no idea on that one but does it help if I tell you that 500 grams is about 17 ounces?

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Lee June 1, 2008 at 10:37 am

Great! Now I’m hungry for biscuits and I haven’t even had breakfast yet! LOL

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Sharon June 2, 2008 at 11:07 am

This is VERY similar to LittleBT’s recipe over at EB. I think it is a slight variation and people have added to it over the years. It is extremely addictive as well! Of course you can leave the choc chips out and add what you want.

This is her version:

CHOC CHIP COOKIES
Cream 500g of marg or butter &
10 tablespoons of sugar.
Add pinch of salt and
teaspoon of vanilla,
1 tin of condensed milk,
4 cups of SR flour (sifted),
4 teaspoons baking power and
pkt of choc chips.
Bake in 180 degree oven for about 10-12 mins.

That makes about 140 ginger nut size (like the pkt ones) biscuits – but they are really yummy!!!

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Kylie June 2, 2008 at 9:15 pm

Yummo – thanks Kate! I have you to blame if My family eats too many and I hear the ‘mummy…. mu tummy hurts….’!

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PlanningQueen June 3, 2008 at 3:15 pm

Fanastic recipe Kate. I hope mine turn out as well as yours!

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Samantha June 6, 2008 at 7:18 pm

Hi,
Am over by way of Lizzie’s. The recipe you posted was submitted as a tip on the Simple Savings website (http://www.simplesavings.com.au) as “120 cookies for $4″ by a Kristy Frahm

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Jessica June 12, 2008 at 12:38 am

These sound great and easy! So, what size “tin” of condensed milk do I need? How many oz. or ml? I know condensed milk comes in two sizes here in the US and I don’t know if I’d need the small one or the big one. Oh yeah, is that sweetened condensed milk or evaporated milk? I’m dying to try these!

Oh yeah, since I’m asking, what is a sultana?

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Artistic April 27, 2010 at 12:49 am

Although they look amazing, can i ask do they contain any gluten in the ingredients as my Daughter is gluten intolerant and would love to bake her these, if you can let me know that would be great, thankyou

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Me 'N my Monkeys April 2, 2011 at 6:03 pm

Delicious… Sounds easy enough, i might just have to have a go at making some. :)
Thanks for sharing!

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Amanda July 26, 2011 at 12:01 pm

I did it too and I know of a friend who has made these after seeing your post too. Here’s mine: http://blogs.oddsocks.net/ahunt/2011/07/26/bikkies-for-the-new-term/

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sunnygirl September 7, 2012 at 4:57 pm

The original recipe comes from Nestle (makers of condensed milk) and is called “Biscuits for the Masses”. I make hundreds of these biscuits every week for a coffee shop. Add a big dollop of vanilla extract for a very yum biscuit.

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