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Afghans

Kiwis are proud to call this chocolaty, crunchy classic their own.

An NZ favourite, Afghans are rich, chocolatey biscuits with a satisfying crunch from cornflakes. Topped with a generous dollop of chocolate icing and a walnut, they’re simple to make and always a hit. Perfect for filling the biscuit tin or sharing with friends over a cuppa.

30 mins
Prep Time
(155)
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Afghans

Ingredients

  • 200g butter, softened
  • ½ cup Chelsea white sugar
  • 1¼ cups Edmonds standard grade flour
  • ¼ cup cocoa
  • 2 cups cornflakes
  • 24 walnuts (optional)

    Chocolate Icing
  • 2 cups Chelsea icing sugar
  • 25g butter, softened
  • 2 Tbsp hot water
  • ¼ tsp vanilla essence
  • 2 Tbsp cocoa

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180ºC. Grease or line a baking tray with baking paper.
  2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Sift flour and cocoa. Stir into creamed mixture. Fold in cornflakes.
  3. Spoon mounds of mixture onto the tray, gently pressing together.
  4. Bake for 15 minutes or until set.
  5. When cold, ice with chocolate icing and decorate with a walnut if wished.

Chocolate Icing:

  1. For the icing, sift icing sugar and cocoa. Add the butter.
  2. Add enough water to make the icing spreadable. Mix in the vanilla.

Products used in this recipe

Edmonds Standard Flour 1.5kg FOP

Standard Grade Flour

Add your review

Amelia

I've made this many times and it's absolutely divine!

Dee

Yummo... great classic recipe

Maioah

Works so good and yum

Deb

Best recipe!

Ariki

Absolutely divine, I make this every year for my family. Amazing recipe. Sometimes it does get a bit too soft so u have to add more flour or cocoa

Sarah

Absolutely love this recipe, and my kids love to help. 5⭐️

Bolosas

So delicious and easy to make

Ora hodge

Beautiful and easy

Teah

10/10 I usually lay cocoa down and put the mixture flat on it so I can use cookie cutters to make shapes out of them for occasions.

Sophie

I love how the methed adds up to how it's made and the taste unbelievably yummy definitely would make again

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