Wow. Oh WOW. Oh wow, wow, wow! These cookies… man, I think within a nano-second of these suckers hitting my lips they had become my new favorite treat. And I don’t even have a thing for peanut butter! They are that good.
You’re probably wondering what makes these corn flake cookies so amazing… A couple of things-
#1. They only have FOUR ingredients, including the cereal.
#2- NO oven required!!! : D
#3- Prep time + assembly time = under 15 minutes
#4- Suuuuper versatile!
Let me elaborate on this last one a little bit for ya. Versatile in the sense that they can be dropped onto parchment as cookies or placed into a bar pan for, well, bars. Not to mention that you don’t have to use Corn Flakes. You can use any cereal that suits your fancy. For example, I think other great options would be Rice Crispies, Cocoa Puffs, Cheerios, etc, etc. You can even go straight peanut butter on these and use Reeses Cereal or Peanut Butter Cap n’ Crunch. Feel free to mix and match. Throw in some nuts, marshmallows, or even some pretzel pieces for some sweet & salty! I’ve even seen them done with straight Corn Chips before. The possibilities are endless for this cookie.
And here is a quick plug about the amazing texture of these cookies- CHEWY and crunchy. Just ammmmazing!
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 1 jar (18 oz ounce) peanut butter, crunchy or smooth (I like creamy.)
- 6 cups corn flakes
- 3 oz good quality chocolate of your choice
- Combine sugar and corn syrup in a medium saucepan. Place over medium-high heat and stir until the mixture comes to a full boil. Remove from heat and stir in the whole jar of peanut butter. Mix well.
- Add corn flakes to a large bowl. Pour peanut butter mixture over corn flakes and mix well, taking care to coat all of the corn flakes.
- With a tablespoon or cookie scoop, scoop out and form into 1-2 inch balls, depending on your preference, and place them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment or wax paper.
- Put the chocolate in a small bowl and melt in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Stir until smooth.
- Drizzle the melted chocolate over the cookies. Let cool completely.
adapted from Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy
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These sound so great! I’m in a no-bake dessert phase (call it lazy I suppose!) and these peanut butter corn flake balls have jumped to the top of my must-try list…I’ll let you know how they come out!
Great idea for a quick no fuss dessert!! Love it!
These look too easy…as in, I’m afraid I’d eat the whole batch immediately after making them! Haha.
haha that’s the problem I had with them…
Do you think you could use agave syrup instead of syrup? I love cutting back on sugar but don’t want it to taste bad
thanks!
You could do the substitution but the texture might be way off…. Agave is a lot runnier than corn syrup. If you try it, let me know if it works!
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These remind me of things my mom used to make, but yours look even better, of course.
These look really good! Love the simplicity. Found you through recipenewz. By the way, love your blog design, cute and clean.
Thanks so much! : D
Looks good! How far ahead of time do you think I can make this for a party?
The day before should be fine. They keep well.
If you freeze them after making they should keep for a very long time. I just made them and they are wonderful!
Good cookies. I was hoping for slightly more crunch. Maybe next time I will try adding Pretzels like you suggested. Thanks!
Mine were a disaster, don’t know where I went wrong, the mixture was so thick and could not be poured, while I tried to mix cereal into it it began to harden, I ended up having to throw it all away including the mixing bowl and spoons, I was so disappointed in it, any ideas?
Aw, that is too bad! I’d be upset too. I’m not sure what you could have done wrong… maybe heated it too much and reached a harder candy temperature?? Because when I made mine the mixture was nice and loose.