Cereal Cookies

Cereal Cookies

Sometimes I just like to challenge myself and come up with a recipe where you would never guess the ingredients. I had a box of frosted flakes at home and my kids don’t really eat it and I didn’t want to throw it out. I thought if I could use it to make cookies that would definitely be a hit. So, I created these Cereal Cookies. I dumped the entire box in the food processor and processed for a few minutes until it resembled corn meal and I created this cookie that tastes a lot like a corn muffin. They are buttery, chewy and sweet. What more can you ask for in a cookie? Actually, my kids thought it was missing chocolate chips but that’s because they don’t consider it a cookie otherwise.

The ingredients

Grind the frosted flakes

Combine sugar and butter

Add eggs, vanilla and salt

Add the flour, baking powder and ground frosted flakes

Shape into flattened balls

Pile high on a plate and photograph.

Cereal Cookies

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

30 mins

 

Serves: 18

Ingredients

• 3 cups ground frosted flakes (see note)
• ½ cup flour
• ½ cup light brown sugar
• 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk
• 1 stick butter softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Mix light brown sugar and butter in a bowl until well combined
2. Add eggs, salt and vanilla and mix well
3. Add flour, baking powder and ground frosted flakes to the bowl and mix until combined
4. Using a large tablespoons shape dough into balls and flatten slightly
5. Bake at 350 for about 12-15 minutes until bottoms begin to brown

Notes

To grind frosted flakes, add to food processor using S shape blade and process on high for about 3-5 minutes until flakes resemble corn meal

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