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The best afghan biscuit recipe I've tried

  • Semla Studio
  • Jan 3, 2022
  • 1 min read

Updated: Dec 26, 2025

How good are afghans (minus the dubious name)??! 🤤 Five simple ingredients combine to create an unforgettable biscuit experience - sweet, salty, crunchy, chocolatey, soft, buttery, crumbly… I could go ON and ON! Then improve it, as if it needed improving, by adding thick dark chocolate ganache and walnuts. Absolute genius move 👏🏽


A tray of Afghan biscuits topped with chocolate ganache and walnuts

To make them I use a slightly altered Afghan biscuit recipe from the good old Edmonds cookbook, along with my tried and true biscuit-making method, then I swap out the pleb icing for a more grown-up dark chocolate ganache. And one walnut isn’t really enough for me, so I put a small pile on 🤷🏼‍♀️ And THAT is how a good biscuit is improved on to make a GREAT biscuit! Now go ahead and try them yourself.



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I have decades of cooking and baking experience gained in commercial kitchens, creating bespoke cakes for clients, and developing unique recipes for food brands.
 

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