Afghans

Name: Afghans Biscuits
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min

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

(144)

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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

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

Chocolate Icing:

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

Add your review

Fred fisher

They come out great

Rosie

A family favourite to teach the next generation, you can add ginger to boost the cocoa flavour and reduce the sugar a wee bit.

Tuterangiwhakaea Raharuhi

Straight forward recipe

marcus pate

yommy yommy reall yommy really good

Glook

I’ve been making these since I was 9 and now I’m 11 and it just goes to show how easy it is to make. I would recommend this to anyone ages 8+ so easy and tastes DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lollip

This recipe is exotic!!! I have made it many times are it has never let me down so please put your hand together for this amazing recipe!

STARDUST

My absolute childhood FAVOURITE!
I make these often and as gifts for friends and special occasions. I make them with Weetbix for a finer crunch. Abs I also make giant size ones for gifts. Can't recommend this very wonderful all Kiwi traditional cookie enough.
Just remember to chill the dough before baking and they won't go flat