Global InformationHertzoggie information
 Hertzoggies being sold in a South African bakery for R5.99 (roughly US$0.42) each. | |
| Course | Dessert |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | South Africa |
| Created by | unknown |
| Invented | 1920s |
| Main ingredients | Flour, salt, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, apricot jam, baking soda, desiccated coconut |
| Variations | Multiple |
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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.
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.[1] 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.
- ^ Breakfast, Swellendam Guesthouse B&B | Augusta de Mist | Garden Route Accommodation | Bed and (2012-08-19). "Have another Hertzoggie!". Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-07-22.