John-Paul's Kiwi Adventure Blog

> One of my favorite foods in New Zealand was Afghan Biscuits. (I know their not named after the people group, but I have no idea how they got their name.) Anyways, they are tasty as! I made some today from this recipe I found online. 

Ingredients:

For Biscuits

• 14 Tbsp of Butter or Margarine (Room Temperature)
• 1/2 cup of superfine sugar (I put normal sugar through a food processor)
• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 cups of unsweetened corn flakes

For Icing

• 1 cup of icing sugar
• 2 Tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 Tbsp water (You can use 3, but I found 2 worked better)

Preparation:

Pre-heat the oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with baking/parchment paper. 

Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Sift together the flour and cocoa powder and mix into butter mixture with a wooden spoon. Fold in cornflakes and don’t worry if they crumble.

Roll or press 1 1/2 teaspoonfuls of the dough into balls and flatten them slightly. Place them about 2 inches apart on the baking sheet.

Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.

Prepare the icing by combining the icing sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder and water in a bowl. Mix well until the mixture is free of lumps and of a creamy consistency.

Spoon a little icing on each cookie and let the icing set for an hour.

This recipe doesn’t taste quite as nice as the ones at Camp Raglan, but still tasty. I’ll try to track down the original to share.