Afghan biscuit/cookie
Afghan biscuit/cookie

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, afghan biscuit/cookie. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Afghan Biscuits are a Kiwi favorite. The chocolate and cornflake biscuit, also known as a cookie, is topped with chocolate icing and walnuts. Those Afghan biscuits taste amazing and are always a highlight in a party.

Afghan biscuit/cookie is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Afghan biscuit/cookie is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook afghan biscuit/cookie using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Afghan biscuit/cookie:
  1. Make ready 3/4 cup soften butter plus 1tablespoon
  2. Prepare 1/4 cup sugar plus 2 US tablespoons
  3. Take 1 1/2 cup flour self raising
  4. Take 2 tbsp US measurement cocoa powder
  5. Get 3/4 cup cornflakes or crushed weetbix or large rolled oats
  6. Make ready 1 walnuts or coconut for on the top.

Afghan Biscuits are a Kiwi favorite. An Afghan biscuit is a traditional New Zealand biscuit made from flour, butter, cornflakes, sugar and cocoa powder, topped with chocolate icing and a half walnut. The recipe has a high proportion of butter, and relatively low sugar, and no leavening (rising agent), giving it a soft, dense and rich texture. This version of Grandma's Afghan Biscuits are absolutely delicious!

Steps to make Afghan biscuit/cookie:
  1. Preheat oven 180°C or 350°F
  2. Cream together the butter and sugar
  3. Add flour and cocoa
  4. Add cornflakes last so as not to break them up too much.
  5. Put spoonfuls on a greased oven tray and bake for about 15 mins.
  6. Leave them to cool.They firm up as they cool.
  7. Ice with chocolate icing and top with walnuts or coconut.They melt in the mouth when cooked right.I used half cornflakes and half weetbix for mine.

This is such a New Zealand favourite - I would love to hear of my overseas friends trying it out on their. Crunchy, buttery chocolate cookies studded with cornflakes and topped with chocolate icing and a single walnut! My favourite biscuit is the Afghan biscuit - a very easy to make biscuit from NZ. I have no idea why it is called an afghan. A New Zealand classic favourite biscuit.

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