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Afghan biscuits – NZ chocolate cornflake cookies
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Afghan biscuits – NZ chocolate cornflake cookies

Crisp chocolate biscuits with cornflakes and chocolate icing topped with a walnut half — a New Zealand baking classic from every family cookbook.

TraditionalAfternoon TeaEverydayBakingDessertNew Zealand
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Rate:
30 min total
20 servings
Very Easy

Ingredients

servings
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  • Biscuits

    • 7.1 oz Butter, softened
    • 3.5 oz Sugar
    • 6.2 oz Flour
    • 0.9 oz Cocoa powder
    • 1.8 oz Cornflakes, lightly crushed

  • Icing

    • 5.3 oz Icing sugar
    • about 0.5 oz Cocoa powder
    • about 0.5 oz Butter, melted
    • 20 stk Walnut halves

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 180 °C

    1. Preheat oven to 180 °C. Cream butter and sugar. Add flour, cocoa and cornflakes and stir to a stiff dough.
  2. 2

    Shape into rough balls

    1. Shape into rough balls with a spoon and place on a lined baking tray. Press down gently.
  3. 3

    Bake until golden

    1. Bake 12–15 min. Let cool completely on the tray.
  4. 4

    Mix icing from icing sugar

    1. Mix icing from icing sugar, cocoa, melted butter and a little hot water. Top each biscuit with icing and a walnut half.

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