Name: Afghan biscuits
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 250 gram butter, chopped, at room temperature; 3/4 cup caster sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup self-raising flour; 1 cup plain flour; 1/3 cup cocoa; 2 cup lightly crushed cornflakes; 1/4 cup desiccated coconut; Chocolate Icing; 1 cup icing sugar; 2 tablespoon cocoa powder; 2 tablespoon butter, at room temperature; 2 tablespoon boiling water; brazil nuts, chopped, to decorate

Afghan biscuits

Deliciously nutty and chocolatey, surprise your girlfriends with these glorious Afghan biscuits - it'll be hard to stop at one!

Makes 36 Item

Prep

15M

Cook

20M

Total

35M

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Ingredients

250 gram butter, chopped, at room temperature

3/4 cup caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup self-raising flour

1 cup plain flour

1/3 cup cocoa

2 cup lightly crushed cornflakes

1/4 cup desiccated coconut

Chocolate Icing

1 cup icing sugar

2 tablespoon cocoa powder

2 tablespoon butter, at room temperature

2 tablespoon boiling water

brazil nuts, chopped, to decorate

Method

Afghan biscuits

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C 9160° fan-forced). Lightly grease and line 2 baking trays.

2.In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together until pale and creamy. Beat in vanilla.

3.Sift flours and cocoa together. Fold into creamed mixture. Stir through cornflakes and coconut.

4.Roll level tablespoons of mixture into balls. Arrange on prepared trays, leaving 4cm space between each biscuit. Flatten lightly with a fork. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Cool on trays and spread with icing once cool.

Chocolate icing

5.Sift icing sugar and cocoa together into a small bowl. Stir in butter and water, until icing is smooth and of spreadable consistency.

6.Spread icing over cooled biscuits. Sprinkle with brazil nuts.

Butter should be at room temperature for easier creaming. Nuts can be omitted, if preferred.
Note

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