Corn Flakes was my Daddy’s favorite cereal.
Who knew you could make Christmas cookies with them?
These look like a lot of fun to make, and they absolutely scream Christmas!
Holly Crackles
What you need to make about 35 Cookies:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 30 large marshmallows (a 10-ounce bag contains 38 to 40)
- 1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons green food color
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 cups cornflakes cereal
- Red-hot cinnamon candies, for decorating
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Directions:
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter and marshmallows over medium-low heat, stirring constantly.
- When melted, remove from heat and stir in 1 teaspoon food color and the vanilla.
- Add more food color, if desired. Stir in cornflakes.
- Drop mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, onto wax paper.
- Decorate with candies. Let stand 30 minutes, or until cool.
**You can make these an Easter or springtime treat, too. Use pastel food color and jelly beans and call them Birds’ Nests!
(Recipe from mr.food.com.)
