In my first-ever Christmas novella, we included a recipe for a cookie (“biscuit” in the UK) based on a British recipe featuring honey (in honor of Honeycroft cottage in the novel) and adapted to US measurements.
The cookie reminds me of a spicy Snickerdoodle in taste, but the addition of colored sugar makes it more festive.
I have been so delighted to hear how much people are enjoying An Ivy Hill Christmas, and I hope you will enjoy it as well—perhaps with tea and biscuits!
Recipe from the book.
Have you started baking for Christmas yet?
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JULIE KLASSEN loves all things Jane—Jane Eyre and Jane Austen. She worked in publishing for sixteen years and now writes full time. Three of her novels have won the Christy Award for Historical Romance. Julie and her husband have two sons and live in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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I thought your cookies were fried snacks with pepper and salt at first glance!
I finished An Ivy Hill Christmas last week. It was a true joy! I love the main characrer, Richard, and the way you developed him throughout the country Christmas celebration. You wove in the past characters in just the right amounts (although I would always love to hear more of them). I felt like I was there, experiencing a regency country Christmas.
I have my own copy of A Castaway in Cornwall and two more to give as gifts. Looking forward to reading it after Christmas.
Have not started my Christmas baking, but will try these cookies. Thank you, Julie!
Since Covid is restricting things, I am downsizing my baking plans for this year. So I have not started baking yet, but will do it this week. Merry Christmas and God bless you!
These look yummy! and your book looks just as delicious! Merry Christmas! I hope to bake this weekend. Mmmm
I’ve got this book loaded and ready to read–but this makes me even more excited! My daughter and I will make these when she gets into town. 🙂
Your cookie recipe looks wonderful!
No, I have not started Christmas baking yet because I fear I will eat all the cookies before they go to the neighbors. 😂
Next week I will start baking for the neighbor boxes.
I plan to start reading An Ivy Hill Christmas this week. So I made the cookies (biscuits) today to be ready to enjoy them as I am reading. But of course I have already sampled a couple. They are delicious! Looking forward to enjoying An Ivy Hill Christmas with tea and Honeycroft Honey-Spice Biscuits.
Those cookies look yummy! 🙂
It was a pleasure to “revisit” Ivy Hill for the Christmas season.
Hi Julie. I have not started baking yet. Hopefully in the next week. I love the Ivy Hill books. Merry Christmas to you!