When I want to bake something I sometimes ask Ed and George what they fancy. Often Ed will say “Can you make cornflake biscuits like we used to have at school? They had cornflakes mixed into them and a cherry on top. I liked them.”
I vaguely browse around the internet and can’t find a recipe that fits his requirements, so I give up and make something chocolatey instead.
“But you know I don’t really like chocolatey things”
“Oh, well”
Today, driven by a lack of chocolate, I finally devised a recipe that seems to tick all the boxes.
The recipe goes something like this:
- 120g soft butter
- 90g soft brown sugar
- 1tsp vanilla extract
Cream these together well then add:
- 130g plain flour (I used 00 as that’s all I had)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- a pinch of salt
Mix lightly until combined then add a spoonful of milk to loosen slightly. Pour in 80g of cornflakes and stir them in with a wooden spoon.
Take ping-pong ball sized blobs of dough and flatten them a little with your hands or a spoon before you put them on to two parchment lined baking sheets. Bake for 12-15 minutes at 180 degrees. This makes 24 small biscuits, or 15 greedy ones.
At this point I remembered that I was supposed to put a cherry on top so I squished them on afterwards.
Did you used to have cornflake biscuits at school too?
Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide
December 3, 2011
We always have cornflakes on hand, always. Not for breakfast, but for cornflake chicken. I’ve never used them in cookies, would it be too much to have cornflake chicken and cornflake cookies in the same meal? Hmm, probably.
thingswemake.co.uk
December 3, 2011
You truly are the fastest commenter in the west! We use them for chicken too. I whiz up a whole box at a time in the food processor.
Grandma Wendy
December 3, 2011
They tasted as good as they look! I like the snow falling – keep it on the blog rather than outside.
thingswemake.co.uk
December 6, 2011
We are having lots of wet snow since it appeared on the blog! Sorry!
akentishkitchen
December 4, 2011
Uh, hang on…. Stripey straws! Certainly DID have those! And, if I remember rightly, there was a phase of stickers depicting a characterful stripey straw… Can’t remember what it was called, but my, what a throwback…
Well, I think you’ve made Ed a happy man again. Lovely thing to do. Food is made of memories, and vice versa. You’ve just given him some more.
thingswemake.co.uk
December 4, 2011
Are you thinking of ‘Watch out, watch out there’s a Humphrey about?’ from the Milk Marketing Board ads?
Sophie
December 5, 2011
Chocolaty cornflake cookies are huge in NZ. And known as afghans for some reason!
thingswemake.co.uk
December 5, 2011
Really? How interesting. I shall have to look them up.
MothersHeart
December 5, 2011
They sound delicious and so easy! Thanks for the sharing of this.
thingswemake.co.uk
December 6, 2011
They are easy. Let me know if you try them.
egg me on
December 5, 2011
I’m just realizing that my school was mean because they never gave us cornflake biscuits. Or cookies that looked like these. I’m not really a fan of cherries, but it looks so tasty on top. Well done for just making this up on the fly!
thingswemake.co.uk
December 6, 2011
I usually struggle to get cookies just right, but these are a doddle. Your Peanut Butter Surprises look pretty good too
Sarah, Maison Cupcake
December 9, 2011
Your wire rack is so much cooler than mine. And I love the stripey straws!
Elīna S.
January 11, 2012
Mmm.. i already tried. delicious! http://ellias-sapni.blogspot.com/2012/01/brokastu-parslu-cepumi.html
thingswemake.co.uk
January 11, 2012
Fabulous! Thanks for making them, they look lovely. I saw you had been looking at the blog today. I don’t understand your post due to the language barrier but the photo looks great!