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Afghan Biscuit

Name: Afghan Biscuit
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 20
Cuisine: New Zealand
Ingredients: 170g All-purpose flour; 200g Butter; 80g Sugar; 3 tbsp Cocoa powder; 60g Cornflakes; 100g Powdered sugar; 20 knob Walnuts; 1-2 tbsp Water

Dessert

⏱ 45 min

👥 Serves 20

Difficulty ⭐

Cocoa dough with cornflakes topped with chocolate icing and a walnut — a classic New Zealand cookie.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

The Afghan biscuit is a cookie long loved in New Zealand homes and cafés. A cocoa butter dough mixed with cornflakes is baked for a crunchy texture and decorated with chocolate icing and a walnut. The origin of the name is unclear, but it has been handed down as a staple of old New Zealand cookbooks.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a town café in New Zealand, chocolate cookies from the glass case arrive with a flat white.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 20)

All-purpose flour 170g
Butter 200g
Sugar 80g
Cocoa powder 3 tbsp
Cornflakes 60g
Powdered sugar 100g
Walnuts 20 knob
Water 1-2 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cream the softened butter and sugar until fluffy.
Sift in the flour and two-thirds of the cocoa, mix, and add the cornflakes.
Roll tablespoonfuls into balls, place on a baking sheet, and press lightly.
Bake at 180°C for 15 minutes and let cool.
Mix the powdered sugar, remaining cocoa, and water into icing, spread on the cookies, and top with walnuts.

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