Ystervarkies

Name: Ystervarkies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: serving
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 250 butter soft; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 eggs; 2 cup flour; 1 tsp Baking powder; 1,5 cup walnuts chopped; 1/2 cup dates chopped; 2,5 cup cornflakes

Prep: 10 mins, Cooking: 20 mins

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These enticing nibbles look like small porcupines (ystervarkies) that have just rolled in dried leaves and crept out from under a tree.

By Food24 December 04 2014

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Ingredients (8)

250	butter — soft
1/2 cup	sugar
1	eggs
2 cup	flour
1 tsp	Baking powder
1,5 cup	walnuts — chopped
1/2 cup	dates — chopped
2,5 cup	cornflakes

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Method:

Preheat oven to 180°C.

Beat the butter and sugar and mix in the egg. Sift the flour and baking powder and fold it into the butter mixture. Add the nuts and dates and mix well. Take teaspoons full of the dough, roll these in corn flakes and place the cookies carefully on a baking tray – be cautious not to crush or break the cornflakes. Bake in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes.

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