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Afghan Biscuits

Name: Afghan Biscuits
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 200g butter, softened; ½ cup Chelsea Caster Sugar or Chelsea Organic Raw Sugar (113g); 1 tsp vanilla essence; 1 ¼ cups Edmonds Standard Grade Flour (188g); ¼ cup cocoa powder (20g); 1 ½ cups cornflakes (or crushed Weetbix); Icing; 1 ½ cups Chelsea Icing Sugar (225g); 1 Tbsp cocoa powder; 1 Tbsp butter, softened; 2-3 Tbsp boiling water; Walnut halves, to decorate (optional)

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Preparation

10 mins

Bake

15 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Servings

These afghan biscuits are creamy, chocolatey and crunchy - they could almost be the definition of perfection! Always a big hit with the kids and, of course, grown-ups too.

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Ingredients
Method

Ingredients

200g butter, softened
½ cup Chelsea Caster Sugar or Chelsea Organic Raw Sugar (113g)
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 ¼ cups Edmonds Standard Grade Flour (188g)
¼ cup cocoa powder (20g)
1 ½ cups cornflakes (or crushed Weetbix)

Icing

1 ½ cups Chelsea Icing Sugar (225g)
1 Tbsp cocoa powder
1 Tbsp butter, softened
2-3 Tbsp boiling water
Walnut halves, to decorate (optional)

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Reviews

307

What did you think of this recipe?

Sarah

The batter is very dry and crumbly, so I added more butter which turned out very bad in the oven. It was just a greasy ball with greasy taste and appetising at all.

Michelle Docherty

Yummy, easy to make

Lara

These were so good, absolutely delicious and very easy to make.

Nika

I'm going to be honest, they tasted like powder. I followed to recipe exactly and watched the video. The result ended up so dry and the time for cooking is more like 12 minutes. Add less cocoa powder and it might turn out better.

1459659825

Very easy recipe with few ingredients & they taste yummy, my kids love them too :)

Lydia

My afghans always spread out :( any idea why?Chelsea Sugar:You could cool your tray and dough before baking to limit the spread.

Hananui

I love, love this recipe. I didn't work the mixture too much which gave me beautifully big crumbly biscuits. Now I'm making them all the time for mum!!! Thank you

Edward

If you bake for 20 minutes it is way too dry!

1689757569

Easy, tasty and super quick

1495609756

Trust worthy recipe

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C bake. Line two large baking trays with baking paper.

In a large bowl, beat butter, Chelsea Caster Sugar or Chelsea Organic Raw Sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.

Sift in the flour and cocoa. Stir until mostly combined, then add the cornflakes and mix well.

Roll tablespoons of mixture into balls and place on prepared trays. Press down lightly with a fork.

Bake for 15-20 minutes, until biscuits are just firm to the touch. Leave on trays for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Icing
Sift Chelsea Icing Sugar and cocoa powder into a bowl. Add butter and 1 tablespoon boiling water at a time, mixing well and adding more hot water as required until icing is a spreadable consistency. Ice cooled biscuits and decorate with walnut halves, if desired.