Cornflour biscuits (Surinamese gomma cookies)

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Name: Cornflour biscuits (Surinamese gomma cookies)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 persons
Cuisine: Surinamese
Ingredients: 100 grams butter; 100 grams of sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; pinch of salt; 1 egg; 225 grams cornflour; a handful of sugar sprinkles

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These cornflour biscuits are also called Surinamese gomma biscuits. An easy, crisp biscuit which also looks nice.

Nutrition balance score

Great

8.2/10

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Load

76.59 (High)

41.56 (High)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

358.86 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

54.26 g
21.65 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

14.96 g
9.32 g

Proteins

1.61 g

Fiber

0.19 g

Sodium

80.34 mg

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Recipe cornflour biscuits

Recipe cornflour biscuits allergens

This recipe contains the following allergens. Click on the allergen to search for alternative recipes.

Gluten

Egg

Milk

Made by Véronique

Published at 2021-06-28, this recipe is for 6 persons and takes 40 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2026-03-19

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Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

30 minutes

Total time

40 minutes

Preparation – 10 minutes + waiting time

Mix the butter with the sugar and vanilla extract until smooth. Add the egg, along with a pinch of salt.

Gradually add the cornflour and mix to a smooth dough. Place the dough in the fridge for at least half an hour, as it is easier to work with when it is cold.

Preheat the oven to 170 degrees celsius or 340 fahrenheit and line a baking tray with baking parchment.

Baking the cornflour biscuits – 30 minutes

Divide the dough into balls, about the size of a walnut. The dough is sticky, which is as it should be. You may want to use a little cornflour on your hands to make it easier to shape.

Press the balls flat and place them on the baking tray lined with baking parchment. Leave plenty of space between the balls; the biscuits will expand significantly and become flatter.

Repeat until all the dough has been used; you may want to bake them in batches. Use a fork to press the balls even flatter, you may want to use cornflour to make the fork less sticky.

Scatter the sugar sprinkles over the biscuits, including the edges, otherwise, there will only be a decoration in the middle after the dough has spread out.

Bake the biscuits for around 15 minutes, the exact time depends on the oven and the size and thickness of the biscuits. They should not colour. Allow the biscuits to cool, you will notice that they will become brittle.

Store the biscuits in a sealed container. Enjoy!

Tips!

Why use cornflour in the biscuit dough?

Cornflour absorbs moisture during baking, therefore the biscuits will stay light and crisp instead of becoming hard and firm.

How long can you store cornflour biscuits?

You can store cornflour biscuits for an incredibly long time, they will stay crisp for several weeks in a tightly sealed container.

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Nutritional values

Per 1 serving / piece:

Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.

General

Kcal

358.86 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

54.26 g
21.65 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

14.96 g
9.32 g

Proteins

1.61 g

Fiber

0.19 g

Sodium

80.34 mg

Show vitamines & minerals

Minerals

Iron

0.64 mg

Calcium

12.38 mg

Magnesium

3.60 mg

Potassium

3.60 mg

Phosphorus

33.98 mg

Copper

0.02 mg

Zinc

0.16 mg

Iodine

3.50 µg

Selenium

3.10 µg

Vitamins

Vitamine C

0.00 mg

Vitamine D

0.38 mg

Vitamine A

0.19 mg

Vitamine B1

0.02 mg

Vitamine B2

0.04 mg

Vitamine B6

0.02 mg

Vitamine B12

0.23 µg

Folic acid

6.00 µg

Vitamine E

0.11 mg

Vitamine K

0.02 µg

Vitamine K1

0.00 µg

Handy! Scroll this table horizontally to see all nutritional values per ingredient

Amount		Ingredient	Allergens	Kcal	Carbs	Carbs of which sugars	Fat	Fat of which saturated	Protein	Fibers	Sodium	Iron	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Copper	Zinc	Iodine	Selenium	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Vitamin B6	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B11	Vitamin E	Vitamin K	Vitamin K1
16.67	gram	butter	milk	122.50	0.12 g	0.12 g	13.75 g	9.00 g	0.12 g	-	0.83 mg	0.02 mg	2.17 mg	0.33 mg	2.50 mg	3.33 mg	-	0.01 mg	-	-	-	0.20 mg	0.17 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16.67	gram	of sugar		67.00	16.50 g	16.50 g	-	-	-	-	-	0.02 mg	-	0.33 mg	0.67 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.17	teaspoon	vanilla extract		2.88	0.76 g	0.76 g	-	-	-	-	0.09 mg	-	0.11 mg	0.03 mg	1.48 mg	0.06 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.17	pinch of	salt		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	66.67 mg	-	0.02 mg	0.48 mg	0.01 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.17		egg	egg	14.40	0.11 g	0.02 g	1.00 g	0.25 g	1.25 g	-	12.00 mg	0.18 mg	5.00 mg	1.00 mg	13.00 mg	18.00 mg	0.01 mg	0.13 mg	3.50 µg	3.07 µg	-	0.18 mg	0.02 mg	0.01 mg	0.03 mg	0.02 mg	0.23 µg	6.00 µg	0.11 mg	0.02 µg	-
37.5	gram	cornflour		138.75	33.94 g	1.69 g	0.04 g	-	0.11 g	0.19 g	0.75 mg	0.38 mg	3.75 mg	0.75 mg	1.13 mg	11.25 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.17	small handful	a of sugar sprinkles	gluten	13.33	2.83 g	2.57 g	0.17 g	0.07 g	0.13 g	-	-	0.05 mg	1.33 mg	0.67 mg	6.67 mg	1.33 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	-	0.03 µg	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
				358.86	54.26 g	21.65 g	14.96 g	9.32 g	1.61 g	0.19 g	80.34 mg	0.64 mg	12.38 mg	3.60 mg	25.45 mg	33.98 mg	0.02 mg	0.16 mg	3.50 µg	3.10 µg	-	0.38 mg	0.19 mg	0.02 mg	0.04 mg	0.02 mg	0.23 µg	6.00 µg	0.11 mg	0.02 µg	-