Afghan Biscuit
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5
2 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
25 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
30 biscuits
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
New Zealand
Afghan Biscuit
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The Afghan biscuit is a delicious chocolate cookie with chocolate icing topped with nuts, that is popular in New Zealand.
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Ingredients
For the cookie dough
- 14 tablespoons butter softened, unsalted
- ¼ cup caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1¼ cup flour
- 5 tablespoons cocoa powder 100% cocoa
- 8 tablespoons cornflakes or not, coarsely crushed
For the icing
- 1½ cup icing sugar
- 4 tablespoons cocoa powder 100% cocoa
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon water or more, boiling
For the decor
- 30 walnuts kernels
Equipment
- Stand mixer
Instructions
Cookie dough
- Preheat the convection oven to 350F (180C) for at least 15 minutes.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
- Sift the flour and cocoa powder, and add them.
- Finally add the cornflakes and mix well until the mixture is homogeneous.
- Divide the dough into 30 pieces and roll them up.
- Place the balls, well spaced, on the parchment paper.
- Press them lightly with the palm of the hand or a fork.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Wait 15 minutes before placing the cookies on a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before icing.
Icing
- Mix icing sugar and cocoa and sift them in a bowl.
- Add the butter and 1 tablespoon of boiling water at a time mix well, adding more hot water if necessary until the icing can be spread.
- Place a teaspoon of icing on each cookie and garnish with a walnut kernel.
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