Afghan Cookies

Name: Thermomix recipe: Afghan Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Ingredients: 240 Grams butter cubed; 130 Grams raw caster sugar; 1 Teaspoon vanilla bean paste; 40 Grams cocoa powder; 200 Grams bakers or strong flour or plain; 140 Grams Crunchy Nut Corn Flakes (you can use regular, but why would you??); 260 Grams Icing sugar; 1 Teaspoon butter; 1 Teaspoon vanilla bean paste; 3 Tablespoons Water; 1 Tablespoon cocoa powder; 24 pecans (optional)

Makes 24 large cookies Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 12 minutes Rated: Print

An old classic with a twist, these Afghan cookies are delish, simple to make and very more-ish. Plus we have a couple of tricks up our sleeve.

When I was in high school in New Zealand a popular cookie there was the Afghan. I didn't really know what it was in the beginning but once I tried it I was obsessed. I had a history teacher, one of my favourite teachers for my last year of school. I had an assignment due and I just couldn't get it together for the life of me because you know when you're a teenager you actually are so busy (but really?). Anyway his favourite cookie was an Afghan with icing and a walnut on top. So instead of spending time doing my assignment (my bad) I made him two dozen Afghan cookies to get an extension. It worked and he was pleased! So here are my take on Afghan cookies with a pecan on top instead of a walnut.

OH and the not so secret ingredient is to use Crunchy Nut Cornflakes in place of regular cornflakes, kind of decadent, but so worth it. Trust me.

Words and recipe by Courtleigh Van Dyken (Tenina's daughter)

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Need

The Cookies
240 Grams butter cubed BUY
130 Grams raw caster sugar BUY
1 Teaspoon vanilla bean paste BUY
40 Grams cocoa powder BUY
200 Grams bakers or strong flour or plain
140 Grams Crunchy Nut Corn Flakes (you can use regular, but why would you??)
Icing
260 Grams Icing sugar
1 Teaspoon butter BUY
1 Teaspoon vanilla bean paste BUY
3 Tablespoons Water
1 Tablespoon cocoa powder BUY
24 pecans (optional)

Do

1: Preheat Fan Forced oven 180°C and prepare a tray with baking paper.
2: Place butter and sugar into Thermomix bowl and mix 10 sec/speed 3
3: Scrape down Thermomix bowl with spatula and repeat.
4: Add vanilla, cocoa powder, flour and mix 10 sec/speed 4
5: Repeat if necessary.
6: Add Crunchy nut corn flakes to Thermomix bowl and mix 15 sec/Reverse/speed 3.
7: Repeat until well combined
8: Using a cookie scoop, scoop out mix and place onto prepared tray 1-2cm apart.
9: Bake for 12 minutes and allow to completely cool on a wire rack before removing from the tray.
10: ICING
11: Place all ingredients into Thermomix bowl (except pecans) and mix 10 sec/speed 3 and ensure it is well combined using a spatula.
12: Using a teaspoon place icing on top of each cookie followed by a pecan and allow to set.
13: Great for lunchboxes (without the nuts)!

Daughter of Tenina, Courtleigh is artistic and creative almost as much as her mother. She has two young children is an aesthetician by trade but has mastered the art of hiding goodness in food for her children. The successful nights has given her that warm and fuzzy feeling knowing her kids have something good in them! So she is here to help all those raging mammas out there that need assistance in smuggling goodness in their child diet not matter what it is.