YoYo Biscuits Recipe - Real Recipes from Mums

YoYo Biscuits are the biscuits MoM Member Lisa has been making since she was a little girl. In fact it’s the only recipe she knows by heart!

We can see why it’s always been a favourite … YoYo biscuits are always so buttery and crumbly and the icing in the centre is a sweet surprise.

Have a little fun with your YoYo Biscuits;

Add some food colouring to the icing (it doesn’t really hold its colour in the actual biscuit mixture)
Add one or two Dollar Sweets Cachous to the centre of the flower.
Dip one section of your YoYo biscuits into melted chocolate and allow to dry as is or sprinkle with sprinkles while the chocolate is still a little wet.
Switch up the flavour of your icing – add a little orange juice, a little drop of your favourite spirit or some lime zest and a little juice.

Ingredients

170g Butter
170g Plain Flour
60g Custard powder
60g Icing sugar

Method

Beat butter and sugar until white
Add sifted flour and custard powder and mix until combined
Roll into small balls and press down with a fork or use a biscuit forcer to make lovely shapes
Bake in a moderate oven until just crisp - do not brown. Takes approx 10 mins
Allow to cool on a rack before icing
Make some icing with a tsp of melted butter and icing sugar. Add a little water and combine until thick enough to spread on biscuits and join 2 biscuits together

Yoyo Biscuits are of course top of the list, but if you're a really big biscuit fan, you might like to try some of these recipes:

141 Comments

- - Mumof4 said
  - 18 Jun 2024
    6:29 pm
These look super cute!!!

- - Frankiielot said
  - 13 Mar 2022
    9:36 pm
Oh my goodness these look absolutely amazing!!!
I had to look up what Yoyo biscuits were as I didn’t know what they were but when I saw the picture realised that they were melting moments.
I can’t believe how few ingredients the recipe uses, I thought it would be more complicated than that but thank you for sharing, I’ll definitely put this on my list of things to bake.

- - meedee said
  - 03 Jan 2022
    11:56 am
Melt in your mouth goodness

- - mom412922 said
  - 22 Apr 2021
    6:02 pm
My Favourite homely cookies, they always make me feel loved.

- - mom466291 said
  - 04 Jan 2021
    6:59 am
Custard powder, now that’s new and exciting for me to try adding! Thanks for sharing

- - mom268263 said
  - 24 Oct 2020
    8:33 pm
Too cute. So few ingredients that I might also be able to remember.

- - mom450498 said
  - 31 Jul 2020
    4:54 pm
These are so cute! Custard powder adds a nice sweetness and texture.

- - deannepritchard said
  - 15 Jul 2020
    7:13 am
These biscuits are so yummy! Such a little treat. I make a variety of biscuits and freeze them so my son’s lunch box

- - mom418449 said
  - 15 Jun 2020
    1:16 pm
These are soo pretty….my daughters would have fun making these

- - mom265671 said
  - 14 May 2020
    10:50 pm
Look so cute and creative too. I like them

- - mom330666 said
  - 11 May 2020
    2:00 am
Looks cute. Will try it one day

- - mom160289 said
  - 05 Apr 2020
    9:40 am
These are so cute

- - rnash02 said
  - 05 Apr 2020
    12:00 am
These look inviting

- - rachelvk said
  - 04 Apr 2020
    6:51 pm
A classic! So good with a cuppa.
- rachelvk replied
  
  05 Apr 2020 , 4:47 pm
  Love a nice short bikkie.
- - mom19782016 said
  - 03 Apr 2020
    12:32 pm
Oh yum, perfect with a cup of tea

- - mom290396 said
  - 19 Mar 2020
    1:08 pm
Not heard of YoYo biscuits before, but, they look yummy, quick and simple to make!

- - ella12 said
  - 31 Oct 2019
    3:02 pm
They look a bit yummy, thanks!

- - rachel1970 said
  - 30 Sep 2019
    8:54 pm
These look super cute using a cookie press!

- - rnash02 said
  - 21 Sep 2019
    12:33 pm
Oh these looks cute

- - mom376182 said
  - 18 Sep 2019
    2:47 pm
I love these. They remind me so much of my childhood. I can’t wait to make some!