Servings
14
cookiesPhoto Credit:
These Old Cookbooks – Used with permission.
An easy, crunchy no-bake cookie with cornflakes and peanut butter.
Ingredients
1 cup white corn syrup
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
1/4 cup margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 4 cups cornflake cereal
Directions
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil or waxed paper. In a large saucepan stir together corn syrup, sugar, peanut butter, margarine and vanilla. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly. Allow to boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cornflakes. Drop by heaping tablespoon onto prepared baking sheet. Allow to cool and set.
Notes
- Photo courtesy of These Old Cookbooks, a fantastic blog by two women who love to test the recipes in their vintage family cookbooks. Their recipe for these Peanut Butter Cornflake Drop Cookies is slightly different, and they have a lot more tips and photos of the process, so you should definitely check it out! We all know that vintage Christmas cookie recipes are the best ones, so while you’re there, be sure to peruse their great list of Old Fashioned Christmas Dessert Recipes!