Afghans

• 7oz (200g) butter
• 3oz (75g) sugar
• 6oz (175g) flour
• 1oz (25g) cocoa
• 2oz (50g) cornflakes
• 1 t vanilla essence

Cream butter and sugar. Sift in flour, and cocoa. Mix in cornflakes and essence then place in round teaspoon lots on a greased oven tray.

Cook at 180 C for 15 minutes.

Chocolate icing: 1 tablespoon butter 1 Tablesppoon cocoa Few drops of vanilla essence About a cup of icing sugar Milk

About 1 cup of walnut halves

Melt butter and stir in cocoa & vanilla. Add icing sugar and enough milk to make a thick paste. Mix well adding more milk or icing sugar as necessary.

When cookies are cold spread on top of each cookie generously and top with a walnut half.

Comments: A delicious special treat.
Source: Edmonds Cookbook, NZ.