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Ready in 40 minutes, makes 13 biscuits.

This mix makes 650g of dough, which we formed into 50g biscuits.

• 250g butter, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup desiccated coconut
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tbsp cocoa
• 1 1/2 cups cornflakes

1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC.

2. Cream the butter and sugar together. Add the coconut and vanilla essence.

3. Sift the four and cocoa and add to the bowl.

4. Mix well and add the cornflakes. Lightly blend.

5. Place spoonfuls of the mixture on a lightly greased baking tray, allowing room for them to spread.

6. Bake for 20 minutes.

7. Allow to cool then spread with chocolate icing.

Icing

• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1 tbsp cocoa
• 1 tbsp butter, softened
• 3 tbsp boiling water
• 1/4 tsp vanilla essence
• 13 walnut halves

Sift sugar and cocoa into a bowl. Add butter, then water and vanilla. Beat to a spreadable consistency. Once iced, top biscuits with a walnut half.