Iced Chocolate Crunchies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 28
• 125 ml sugar
• 250 ml flour
• 250 ml coconut
• 25 ml cocoa powder
• 2 ml baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 250 ml oatmeal (not instant)
• 125 g soft butter (1 stick + 1t)
• 2 ml vanilla extract
• 350 ml sifted icing sugar
• 10 ml cocoa powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 ml vanilla extract
• 15 ml butter
• 50 ml hot water

Recipe

• 1 base: mix together, sugar, flour, coconut, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and oatmeal.
• 2 beat in butter and vanilla extract until thoroughly combined.
• 3 press firmly into greased pan.
• 4 bake at 350f for 20 minutes.
• 5 cut into squares and leave to cool in pan before spreading with topping.
• 6 topping: beat icing sugar, cocoa, butter and vanilla together.
• 7 add just enough hot water to make a spreading consistency-do not use too much water or the icing will not set.
• 8 spread over the base and re-cut squares when icing is set.
• 9 remove from pan when cold.