Afghan Biscuits (New Zealand Cookies)

Ingredients

• Butter 200 g, softened
• Sugar 100 g, caster (superfine)
• Flour 180 g (all purpose)
• Cocoa powder 2 tbsp
• Cornflakes 40 g
• Walnuts 25 g, finely chopped

For the icing

• Milk chocolate 200 g, chopped
• Cream 50 ml, double (48% fat)
• Butter 25 g

Instructions

• To prepar the Afghan biscuits begin heating the kitchen appliance to 180°C/160°C fan.

• Put the butter and sugar into a bowl and beat along till light-weight and creamy.

• Sieve the flour and cocoa along and stir into the creamed mixture.

• Add the cornflakes and walnuts and blend well.

• Shape the mixture into balls and place on a lubricated baking receptacle.

• Bake for concerning quarter-hour till firm.

• Cool on a wire rack.

• Put the chocolate, cream and howeverter into a bowl over a pan of hot but not boiling water.

• Heat till unfrozen.

• Remove the bowl from the warmth and stir till the mixture starts to thicken.

• Spoon a touch icing on high of every cookie. Leave the Afghan biscuits to line.