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Cornflake Cookies


Cookies, I love them all. What is your favorite cookie?
I browsed through my Mom's old recipes and found this one that I have not made in a long time. I like finding old treasured recipes.
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs 
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup old fashioned oats
  • 1/2 cup coconut
  • 1 1/2 cup cornflakes
  1. Whisk together first 4 ingredients and and set aside.
  2. In a medium sized bowl cream shortening and sugars till creamy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until well combined and stir together with first 4 ingredient mixture.
  3. Stir in oats, coconut, and cornflakes.
  4. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
  5. Bake in a 350ยบ oven for 12 minutes.
  6. Cool completely on cooling racks. These cookies freeze well.
  7. Yield: 30

10 comments:

  1. These look delicious. I haven't made cookies in a while. It's due time.

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  2. Oh my goodness!!!! I learned how to make these cookies in my first year of home ec at John Oliver Highschool in Vancouver. We put a marachino cherry in the center. That was in 1959! Thanks for the memories. Lucy

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  3. Thank you! I love it!

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  4. When a recipe calls for shortening, is a product like Crisco a must or can you use butter?

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    1. Yes, I used Crisco. You can use butter, it will change the texture somewhat but it will still be delicious.

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    2. Could also try coconut oil

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  5. My all time favorite are peanut butter cookies but I love all cookies...mostly crispy ones and I even like them a little "well done". I bet I'll love those with the crispy corn flakes in them. I used to make a potato chip cookie with the leftover "pieces" at the bottom of the bag but I no longer eat potato chips....at least I don't buy them on a regular basis so I don't make the cookies. I'm sure these are healthier than the potato chip ones. It was a way of not wasting anything. Thank you!

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  6. "Old" recipes are the best especially if they were your Mom's!!! I can't possibly try all the amazing recipes you gals put up but might have to try this one. Thanks for sharing it.

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  7. When I arrived in Canada over 30 years ago my kindly neighbor brought over a plate of cookies. She called the recipe "100 Good Cookies" - her recipe is identical to this but instead of shortening she used oil and rice krispies instead of cornflakes. They were delicious and they really do freeze well. I am so glad you posted this recipe as I always wondered if I could substitute the oil for shortening. Many thanks!

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  8. Love those cookies…my recipe is called Cowboy Cookies, from a chuck-wagon cookbook I have.

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