Afghan Cookies Recipe

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Afghan Cookies
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Ingredients:

  • 200 g butter
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup cocoa
  • pinch salt
  • 1/2 cup coconut
  • 2 cups corn flakes

Directions:

  1. Beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Beat in the egg and vanilla essence.
  2. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt and using a metal spoon stir into the creamed mixture with the coconut and corn flakes.
  3. Spoon large tablespoonfuls of the mixture onto greased trays. Bake at 180°C for 15 minutes.
  4. Cool on a cake rack before icing with chocolate icing.
  5. Store in an airtight container.
  6. Chocolate Icing
  7. In a bowl sift 11/2 cups icing sugar and 2 tblsp cocoa. Blend in 1 tsp melted butter and 2-3 tblsp warm milk until you have a thick icing of spreadable consistency.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3.42 Kcal (14 kJ)
Calories from fat 1.74 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.19g 0%
Cholesterol 0.49mg 0%
Sodium 5.23mg 0%
Potassium 1.95mg 0%
Total Carbs 0.39g 0%
Sugars 0.12g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.03g 0%
Protein 0.04g 0%
Calcium 1.2mg 0%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 446.35 Kcal (1869 kJ)
Calories from fat 227.69 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.3g 0%
Cholesterol 63.7mg 0%
Sodium 683.64mg 0%
Potassium 255.1mg 0%
Total Carbs 50.91g 0%
Sugars 16.28g 0%
Dietary Fiber 3.83g 0%
Protein 5.41g 0%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 0%
Iron 2.3mg 0%
Calcium 159.4mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 0.1
    Points
  • 0
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

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