Keep the tins full: Very quick afghans

It always surprises me that people think baking is time consuming. Yes if you want to make a black forest gateau, but not if you want to wip up some quick biscuits. I pretty much never buy biscuits from the supermarket, it is cheaper to make good quality ones at home, and you know what is in them.

Afghans

125g butter
1 c sugar
3 T cocoa
1 t vanilla
1 egg
1 1/4 c flour
2 t baking powder
1 3/4 c cornflakes

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180 C. Grease 2 oven trays.
2. Melt the butter over a gentle heat or in the microwave.
3. Add the sugar, cocoa, vanilla and egg and mix well.
4. Stir in the flour, baking powder and slightly crushed cornflakes.
5. Put spoonfuls of mixture spread out on the oven trays. Flatten slightly with a fork.

6. Cook in the oven for 10 - 12 minutes. If you are cooking both trays at the same time, swap over their position in the oven after 5 mins.
7. Cool on cooling racks once baked and ice with chocolate icing.