Name: AFGHANS
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: New Zealand
Ingredients: 200 g butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar, can be brown sugar if you like; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 1-1/4 cups standard plain flour, I used a gluten-free blend; 1/4 cup cocoa; 1-1/2 - 2 cup cornflakes; Chocolate Icing (see two alternative recipes below); Walnut halves (one half for each biscuit)

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Cream butter, sugar and vanilla essence until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes).

Sift flour and cocoa in a separate bowl. Stir into creamed mixture (it’s a very stiff mixture, so I recommend a metal spoon). Fold in cornflakes.

Spoon dessert-spoon sized mounds of mixture onto a greased oven tray (they’ll spread a little, so leave extra room). With a damp finger, press the edges gently into rounded shape and, if necessary, smooth tops.

Bake at 180C (360F) for 15 minutes or until lightly browned and firm (actually, they’re not really firm when ready, but they do harden as they cool, so don’t be tempted to overbake).

Remove from oven and place on wire rack to cool. When cooled, ice with chocolate icing of your choice (see recipes below) and decorate with a walnut piece.

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