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No-Bake Cornflake Cookies

These easy no-bake cornflake cookies only require 4 main ingredients and come together In 15 minutes. It’s chewy, sweet, salty and crunchy makes it a huge hit with kids and adults.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Servings: 15 cookies
Calories: 251 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Generous pinch of sea salt
  • 5 cups corn flakes plus extra if needed. If the cookie mix is too wet and hard to work and set it add more corn flakes

Instructions

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  1. Prep Work – Measure all the ingredients and keep it on counter near the stove ready. Keep mixing bowls, whisks, ice cream scoop, and a tray lined with parchment paper ready near you before you begin.
  2. If peanut butter is hard, microwave the measured content for few seconds to loosen it.
  3. Melting Sugar – Add light corn syrup ,granulated sugar and peanut butter into a small sauce pan. Keep whisking and cook on medium low heat. You want to dissolve sugar without burning. When the mix just reaches the boiling point remove it from heat.
  4. Note – You can add peanut butter along with corn syrup and sugar and bring to boil, or add it after all sugar is melted and pan removed from heat.
  5. Flavoring – Once sugar mix begins to boil, remove the pan from stove immediately. Add in pure vanilla extract and a pinch of fine sea salt. Whisk well to combine all ingredients.
  6. Add Cornflakes – Immediately add cornflakes into the sauce pan and fold the mix to coat peanut butter sugar mix evenly all over the cornflakes. Work faster but with care. Try not to break cornflakes too much.
  7. You need to do all this while sugar mix is still hot. Else peanut butter sugar mix will begin to harden and it won’t be easy to fold in corn flakes into the mix.
  8. Scoop & Set – Using a ice cream scoop, scoop equal portions of cornflakes cookie mix and place it on a tray lined with parchment paper. You can flatten the scooped mix slightly. Repeat this until all the cookie mix is scooped and set on the tray.
  9. Wait Until Sets – the hardest part is the waiting time to allow the cookies to set. Let it cool for about 30 minutes until the cookies are completely set.
  10. If you are someone like me who can’t hold your excitement to taste, do wait, go ahead and pop the gooey, chewy cookie right away. They are BOMB! Messy, but so good!
  11. Pro-Tip : If you like a little salty hint, feel free to sprinkle a pinch of kosher salt over the cookies before it sets.

Notes

  • Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.
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  •  Be sure to use the best quality creamy peanut butter. Crunchy peanut butter does not do great here. You need the ones that are sweetened and creamy in texture.
  • If peanut butter is hard, microwave the measured content for few seconds to loosen it before you start adding it to corn syrup-sugar mix.
  • Work fast. You have to fold in corn flakes into sugar corn syrup mix while it's still hot.
  • If you like a little salty hint, feel free to sprinkle a pinch of kosher salt over the cookies before it sets.

Nutrition Information

Calories 251kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 42g (14%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 9g (14%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Sodium 161mg (7%) Potassium 127mg (4%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 33g (66%) Vitamin A 167IU (3%) Vitamin C 2mg (2%) Calcium 10mg (1%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 15cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 251

% Daily Value*

Calories 251kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 42g 14%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Sodium 161mg 7%
Potassium 127mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 33g 66%
Vitamin A 167IU 3%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Calcium 10mg 1%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.