Cornflake Cookies
Many of you may remember these deliciously chewy peanut butter cornflake cookies from your childhood. If they don’t immediately ring a bell, the first bite might fix that! They are super easy to make and a nice break from your standard cookie as they are made on the stovetop. If you’d like to jump right to the recipe just scroll down to see the printable recipe card. But if you want a step by step tutorial scroll from here.
Now Let’s Make Cornflake Cookies:
An ole fashioned recipe that my husband’s grandmother used to make for him.
To make this old fashioned Cornflake Cookie recipe, the ingredients you’ll need are:
- Sugar
- Clear corn syrup (usually sold as Karo) or Light Colored Honey or Maple syrup
- Smooth peanut butter
- Cornflakes
How To Make Cornflake Cookies with Peanut Butter Step by Step
- Tear off two large sheets of waxed paper (about 12 x 16 each) and spray lightly with cooking spray. Set aside on a table or countertop.
- Place sugar and karo syrup (or light honey, or maple syrup) in a large pot over medium high heat. Stir constantly as it comes to a boil. As soon as it comes to a boil, remove from heat.
- Immediately stir in peanut butter until smooth.
- Pour entire box of cornflakes in and stir rapidly until coated.
Like this.
- Drop by spoonfuls onto greased waxed paper and allow to cool completely before storing in airtight container.
- These are so chewy and good! All of your peanut butter lovers will flip and those who remember these from their childhood might even tear up a bit after the first bite!
Enjoy! (you will)
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar or Swerve
- 1 + 1/2 cup clear Karo syrup or honey or maple syrup
- 2 cups smooth peanut butter
- 12 ounce box cornflakes unsweetened
Instructions
- Tear off two large sheets of waxed paper (about 12 x 16 each) and spray lightly with cooking spray. Set aside on a table or countertop.
- Place sugar and syrup in a large pot over medium high heat. Stir constantly as it comes to a boil. As soon as it comes to a boil, remove from heat.
- Immediately stir in peanut butter until smooth. Pour entire box of cornflakes in and stir rapidly until coated.
- Drop by spoonfuls onto greased waxed paper and allow to cool completely before storing in airtight container.
Notes
Nutrition
Can I Freeze Cornflake Cookies?
Yes as a matter of fact they should be stored in the freezer to keep their shape.
You may like these other no bake recipes:
Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls No Baking Necessary
Low Carb Chocolate No Bake Cookies
Peanut Butter No Bake Cookie Bites
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Thank you.Hope to make this for grandchildren.
I hope you get the chance to Sandra, they will love them!!
This is one of my favorite sayings , children put such a smile on our faces and love in our heart.
“Children leave footprints on your heart that last a lifetime!”
*”Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty- they merely move it from their faces to their hearts.” (reminds me of my beautiful step-mom)
*”Don’t let the Devil steal your joy!” *”Go the extra mile, it’s never crowded.”
*”If you don’t like your station in life – build a service station on it.” Corrie Ten Boom
*”Be somebody who makes everybody feel like somebody.”
*”It’s always too early to quit.” Norman Vincent Peale
*”Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” Psalms 30:2-5
Merry Christmas Jordan Family!
Oh, Christy, I just watched your first episode of “Adventures in Boiling Water” and totally cracked up!! Maybe you could write a cookbook for college students and give them all the same information and lessons you will be giving Brady and his friends. I’m sure every university book store would sell out every year!! BTW, his bacon looks just like my first try at baking spare ribs – there was no difference between the meat and the bones!!
Congratulations on Brady successfully completing his first semester in college!! One of my daughters just sent me a text showing me she has graduated with her Master’s degree with a 3.967, while starting her 12th year of being active duty in the Army. So very proud of her, just as you are of Brady. The seasons do change in our life and our attitude towards that change certainly makes a difference. I used to tell my high school students that the world was a mirror and what they gave to the world is usually what they would get back. I didn’t want to have to deal with attitudes all the time!! I love this recipe and wish I could find peanut butter with no sodium!!
I can relate to the “end of first college semester” thing. I’ve been through it with all three of mine. We all lived through it. Then came the granddaughters—as disappointed as I was, college was not for either of them. Next thing is the great-grands. I have 2–siblings, 11 mos. apart. We will attempt working together with Mommy (granddaughter) on Monday. This recipe is on my list plus the corn flake wreaths. Grammie’s patience isn’t what it once was, so we will see how things go.
MERRY CHRISTMAS and Happy Holidays for this special time of the year. The babe in the manger (and His Father) have been my best friends since I was 9 yrs. old. Could not make it without them.
I’ve laughed & laughed. I have an 18 & a 19 year old college age grandson. One lived with me this semester, the other is at the University of Arkansas. I too have tried to teach them to cook since they were born. Both crawled all over the counter getting in to stuff while making cookies, but mostly eating cookie dough. Both have been like Brady, not interested in learning to cook, they only want to eat what someone else has cooked. So far they aren’t wanting to learn yet, one told me he could make toast, the other one knows how to pour cereal. I pray they will soon be like Brady & be interested in learning. I’m sure they don’t know what a baking sheet is either.
Hey, knowing how to pour cereal totally counts! (Brady has become a pro at college). I love this! I know your grandsons will know exactly where to go when they get ready to learn but I guess I can’t blame them, somedays I’d like to just eat good homecooking someone else made, too!