Description
Crispy corn flake cookies deliver a nostalgic crunch that blends sweet and salty flavors. Homemade treats combine simple ingredients for a delightful snack you’ll savor with each delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups (120 grams) corn flakes
- 2 cups (60 grams) crushed corn flakes
- ½ cup (128 grams) creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup (170 grams) light corn syrup (or honey)
- ½ cup (113 grams) unsalted butter
- ½ cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100 grams) brown sugar
- 1 cup (125 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Melting Stage: In a heavy saucepan, combine butter, sugar, and corn syrup over medium heat, stirring continuously to prevent burning and create a smooth, unified liquid.
- Simmering Process: Allow mixture to reach a rolling boil, maintaining consistent stirring for 1-2 minutes until ingredients integrate completely.
- Flavor Infusion: Remove from heat and vigorously whisk in peanut butter and vanilla, transforming the mixture into a glossy, homogeneous blend.
- Coating Technique: Gently fold corn flakes into the sweet mixture, ensuring each cereal fragment receives a thorough, even glaze.
- Forming Clusters: Using a cookie scoop, deposit uniform mounds onto a parchment-lined surface, creating consistent cookie shapes.
- Setting Period: Allow cookies to solidify at room temperature for 30 minutes, or expedite firming by chilling in the refrigerator.
- Storage Method: Transfer set cookies to an airtight container, preserving their crisp texture for several days.
Baked Corn Flake Cookies:
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Creaming Stage: Blend butter with white and brown sugars until light and fluffy, creating a smooth base.
- Wet Ingredient Integration: Incorporate egg and vanilla, mixing thoroughly to develop a cohesive foundation.
- Dry Ingredient Preparation: Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt to ensure even distribution of leavening components.
- Dough Formation: Gradually combine dry ingredients with wet mixture, stirring until a consistent dough develops.
- Corn Flake Incorporation: Carefully fold crushed corn flakes throughout the dough, distributing for uniform crunch.
- Portioning: Scoop rounded portions of dough onto prepared baking sheet, leaving adequate spacing between cookies.
- Baking Process: Bake for 10-12 minutes, monitoring until cookies achieve a golden-brown exterior.
- Cooling Method: Transfer to a wire rack, allowing cookies to cool and set before serving.
Notes
- Crunch Control: Crush corn flakes gently to maintain varied texture, preventing overly fine powder that could make cookies dense.
- Temperature Tactics: Allow butter to reach room temperature for smoother creaming, ensuring even distribution and better cookie structure.
- Moisture Management: Avoid adding extra liquid ingredients that could compromise the crispy corn flake coating and cookie consistency.
- Gluten-Free Adaptation: Substitute regular flour with almond or gluten-free flour blend, keeping corn flake quantity consistent for optimal texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 158
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 69 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg