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Afghan Biscuit

The Afghan biscuit is a delicious chocolate cookie with chocolate icing topped with nuts, that is popular in New Zealand.

Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 30 biscuits
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: New Zealand

Ingredients

For the cookie dough
  • 14 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
  • ¼ cup caster sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1¼ cup flour
  • 5 tablespoons cocoa powder 100% cocoa
  • 8 tablespoons coarsely crushed cornflakes or not
For the icing
  • 1½ cup icing sugar
  • 4 tablespoons cocoa powder 100% cocoa
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon boiling water or more
For the decor
  • 30 walnut kernels
Equipment
  • Stand mixer

Instructions

Cookie dough
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  1. Preheat the convection oven to 350F (180C) for at least 15 minutes.
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
  4. Sift the flour and cocoa powder, and add them.
  5. Finally add the cornflakes and mix well until the mixture is homogeneous.
  6. Divide the dough into 30 pieces and roll them up.
  7. Place the balls, well spaced, on the parchment paper.
  8. Press them lightly with the palm of the hand or a fork.
  9. Bake for 15 minutes.
  10. Wait 15 minutes before placing the cookies on a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before icing.
Icing
  1. Mix icing sugar and cocoa and sift them in a bowl.
  2. 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.
  3. Place a teaspoon of icing on each cookie and garnish with a walnut kernel.