Ingredients:

• 125g butter
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tbsp cocoa
• 2 cups of cornflakes

Chocolate icing:

• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 2 tsp cocoa
• 1 tsp softened butter
• boiling water
• walnut halves

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C
2. Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla essence. Add the egg, and beat well.
3. Sift the flour, baking powder, and cocoa together, add to the creamed mixture and beat well. Add the cornflakes. Then knead the mixture with your hands to ensure all ingredients are fully combined.
4. Place teaspoon lots of the mixture, rolled into balls, on a greased oven tray. Flatten with a floured fork. Bake for 10 – 12 minutes.
5. Let the biscuits rest for 2 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool.
6. After the biscuits are cold, ice with the chocolate icing. Combine all the ingredients except the walnut halves and stir to combine. Be careful with the boiling water as it’s easy to add too much – if this happens more icing sugar and cocoa is needed.
7. Place a walnut half on top of each biscuit before the icing sets.

This article was provided by Ben Knowles – Editor / Operator @ The Upper Hutt Connection.

26/05/25