Chocolate Corn Flake Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, chopped, at room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups corn flakes, lightly crushed
1/4 cup flaked coconut
None None FOR THE CHOCOLATE ICING
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tbsp butter, at room temperature
None None Chopped Brazil nuts, to decorate

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F. Lightly grease 2 baking pans.
Beat butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and creamy. Beat in vanilla.
Sift flours and cocoa together. Fold into butter mixture. Stir in corn flakes and coconut. Roll level tablespoons of mixture into balls. Place 2 inches apart on prepared pans. Flatten each lightly with a fork.
Bake for 15-20 mins. Cool in pans 5 mins. Remove from pans; cool completely on a wire rack.
For the chocolate icing, sift powdered sugar and cocoa into a small bowl. Stir in butter and 2 tbsp boiling water, until icing is smooth and of spreadable consistency. Spread over cooled cookies. Sprinkle with Brazil nuts.