Afghan Biscuits

As I have been going through the recipes, occasionally I have noticed there are little marks next to some of them. Ticks, stars and crosses (not sure whether that's a 'good' or 'bad' cross yet). This recipe however, had something a bit different. Grandma had written "very good" next to the title. Well that was enough for me, I just had to try it next.

These biscuits are really pretty to look at and are yummy as well. Lots of different textures and not overly sweet. Enjoy! 

Ingredients:

Biscuits- 

250g butter or margarine

125g castor sugar

1 tablespoon cocoa

1 tablespoon desiccated coconut

250g (1 cup) plain flour

Pinch of salt

60g (2 cups) cornflakes

Icing -

125g (1 cup) icing sugar

1 tablespoon cocoa

1 teaspoon softened butter or soft margarine

2 teaspoons warm milk

Walnut pieces for decoration

Method:

Biscuits - 

Cream butter and sugar together until soft and creamy . Stir in cocoa and coconut, then stir in sifted flour and salt. Finally stir in cornflakes (I ended up using my hands to bring the mixture together). Drop rounded metal teaspoonful of mixture on baking trays, allowing plenty of room for spreading. Bake in a moderate oven at 180°C for 12-15 minutes. Cool on a wire cooling tray. 

Icing -

Sift icing sugar and cocoa into a mixing bowl, add softened butter and warm milk and beat well until icing is smooth. Spread a little icing on each biscuit immediately and top with a piece of walnut.

Makes approx. 48