australian tim tams

A delicious recipe for homemade Tim Tams - a classic Australian cookie biscuit filled with malted chocolate buttercream and dipped in chocolate.

Homemade Tim Tams

(115 grams/4 ounces) granulated sugar

(30 grams/1 ounce) unsweetened (Dutch) cocoa powder

(150 grams/5.5 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour

salt

(125 grams/4.5 ounces) powdered Confectioner’s sugar

cocoa powder

malted drink powder (such as Ovaltine)

(200 grams) milk chocolate (60% cocoa solids)

coconut oil

Prepare the Cookies: Cream together the butter and...

Prepare the Cookies: Cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Scrape down the bowl, add the egg and continue beating until the egg is incorporated and the mixture lightens in color. Add the cocoa powder and beat until there are no lumps. Finally, add the flour and salt on low speed until incorporated. The dough will be very soft. Turn the dough onto a piece of parchment paper on a work surface, top with another piece of parchment paper, and roll out into a large rectangle about 1/4-inch thick. Put the dough on a tray and place in the freezer for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180...

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

Take the dough out of the freezer and...

Take the dough out of the freezer and slice it into 28 small (1.25 x 2.5 inch) rectangles. Seperate the rectangles and spread them out on the lined baking trays. Bake for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Make the Filling: Cream the butter until soft,...

Make the Filling: Cream the butter until soft, sift in the remaining ingredients and beat until well combined. Spread a heaped teaspoon of filling onto half of the cookies (on the bottom side). Top with the remaining cookies, then place in the refrigerator to chill while you prepare the coating.

Prepare the Coating: Place the chocolate and coconut...

Prepare the Coating: Place the chocolate and coconut oil in a heat-proof bowl and melt together in the microwave on High (100%) in 30-second bursts, stirring well after each burst. Once the chocolate is mostly melted, remove and stir gently until smooth.

Take a chilled cookie and carefully coat it...

Take a chilled cookie and carefully coat it in the chocolate – this is easiest if you use your hands – then put it on a lined baking tray. Chill in the refrigerator, then try and stop yourself from eating them all immediately!

Do you Like Tim Tams? At Bake Club, we decided to work on them to make them our own.  I believe these homemade Australian Tim Tims are better than shop bought. A big claim? You be the judge...

Tim Tam biscuits

butter

115 g caster sugar

g cocoa powder

flour

icing sugar

Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

Tbsp malted drink powder ((such as Ovaltine or Horlicks))

milk chocolate

tsp coconut oil (don't use this with couverture)

Cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Scrape down the bowl, add the egg and continue beating until the egg is incorporated and the mixture lightens in colour.

Sift the cocoa powder, flour and salt together (sometimes cocoa powder has lumps) then fold into the butter mixture until it is all incorporated. The dough will be very soft. Turn the dough out onto a sheet of cling film or a Silpat mat and top with a second piece of cling film or a Silpat mat. Roll the dough between the two until its around 3 mm thick. (Rember you'll be sandwiching them together) Put the dough on a tray and put it in the freezer for 30 minutes. Before cutting or using a cutter in the shape, you desire. Pop them onto trays leaving about 1 cm between them; they don't move much.

Preheat the oven to 180°C and line two baking trays with baking paper or use USA pans like we do and use nothing.

Bake for 10 - 15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

To Make The Cookies

Cream the butter until soft, sift in the remaining ingredients and beat until well combined. When your cookies have come out of the oven and have cooled, pair them up. Divide the filling amongst 1/2 of them spreading an even coat. There's just the right amount so divvy it up equally. Top with the remaining cookies, then put them in the fridge to chill, while you make the coating.

To Make The Filling.

Place the chocolate and coconut oil in a heat-proof bowl and melt together in the microwave on High for 30-seconds, stir well then continue with 15 - 20-sec bursts stirring well after each burst. Once the chocolates mostly melted, remove and stir gently until smooth.

Place a sheet of Baking paper on the bench ready to sit the coated Tim Tams on.

There are a few ways to do this, we use chocolate forks, but you can use everyday forks they're just a bit thicker, so the job isn't quite as neat. Or you can pop on a pair of food gloves and use your hands. Take a chilled cookie and carefully coat it in the chocolate. Chill in the refrigerator, then hide them from the kids. ;-)

For the coating.

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