Afghan Biscuits

Afghan biscuits are a classic New Zealand recipe, popular amongst Kiwi's and my family alike. They are a crunchy thick biscuit, flavoured with cocoa powder, topped with chocolate icing and traditionally walnuts. I was making these for a friends birthday and thought smarties wold make them more fun and colourful. Very addictive and simple to make.

Afghan Biscuits - 'Our Kitchen Table' 134 Burke Rd, East Malvern, Vic. Aust.

200g butter softened

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups plain flour

4 tablespoons cocoa powder

1 cup corn flakes, slightly crushed

1/2 cup desiccated coconut

Chocolate ganache or icing

Roughly chopped walnuts

Pre heat oven to 180c and line baking trays with non stick baking paper.

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Sift together flour and cocoa and mix into butter mix. Fold in coconut and corn flakes. Roll into balls and place onto baking trays. Bake for 15-20mins. Remove from oven and allow to cool on wire racks.

Once biscuits have cooled, ice with a good dollop of chocolate ganache or chocolate icing and decorate with chopped walnuts or smarties (as pictured).

Note - I used approximately 40-50gms of mixture for each biscuit which yields about 12 biscuits. Alternatively, roll heaped teaspoons of mixture into balls which will yield about 30 biscuits.