Afghans Recipe
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Afghans |
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Ingredients: 7 oz. butter, softened
½ cup sugar
1¼ cups standard flour
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1½ cups cornflakes
walnuts (optional)
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Directions:Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy (best to use an electric mixer). Sift flour and cocoa. Stir into creamed mixture. Fold in cornflakes until just combined. Line a baking tray with non-stick baking paper and lightly spray all over with cooking spray. Spoon mounds of mixture (about 2 T each) onto tray, gently pressing the mixture together into a ball shape. Flatten a little with a fork. Bake at 350ºF for 15 minutes or until set. When cold, ice with chocolate icing and decorate with a walnut if desired. |
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Ingredients: 2 cups confectioners sugar
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ teaspoon butter
2 Tablespoons water
¼ teaspoon vanilla essence
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Directions:Sift confectioners sugar and cocoa into a bowl. Add butter, then add sufficient water to mix to a spreadable consistency. Flavor with vanilla essence. |
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Servings:20 cookies |
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Time:30 min |
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Notes: I lived for a while in New Zealand. Kiwis have some very good traditional baking recipes, and many are uniquely New Zealand. This recipe is one of them, and comes from the trusted name in Kiwi cookbooks, the Edmonds Cookery Book.
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