Hertzoggie

A Hertzoggie /hɜːrtsɒxi/, also known in Afrikaans as a Hertzogkoekie or in English as a Hertzog cookie, is a jam-filled tartlet or cookie with a coconut topping commonly served on a cup-like pastry base.

Hertzoggie
Hertzoggies being sold in a South African bakery for R5.99 (roughly US$0.42) each.
CourseDessert
Place of originSouth Africa
Created byunknown
Invented1920s
Main ingredientsFlour, salt, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, apricot jam, baking soda, desiccated coconut
VariationsMultiple

The cookie is a popular dessert in South Africa where it is often eaten with a cup of English tea. In the Cape Malay community the dessert is often eaten during Eid. It is often baked at home as part of a dessert-baking cottage industry in the country and sold alongside other popular South African desserts such as koeksisters.

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