Cereal Cookie Food

BREAKFAST CEREAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F/176°C.
• In a large bowl, using an electric beater on medium speed, cream together the butter, sugars and egg until smooth.
• Add in the flour, vanilla extract, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Beat on low speed until well combined.
• Mix in the cereal flakes, dried cranberries and rolled oats. The dough will be stiff, so you may need to do it by hand, otherwise continue using the electric beater on low speed until well mixed.
• Drop by rounded 2-tablespoons onto a baking sheet, at least 2 inches apart. Flatten each ball slightly.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until lightly golden.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a cooling rack.

HAZELNUT SUGAR COOKIE CEREAL

Steps:

• Gently combine the Mini Sugar Cookie Hearts, Mini Meringues, cherries, chocolate chips, coconut flakes and hazelnuts in a large bowl. (I ended up only using about two-thirds of the meringues because I liked that cookie-to-meringue ratio. The remaining meringues were kept aside for noshing and cake decorating!)
• Serve in a bowl with milk. Keep in an airtight container in a cool, dark place. The cereal should keep for a couple of weeks.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
• In a food processor, process the hazelnuts until finely ground. Add the flour and salt and pulse to combine.
• Using an electric mixer, cream the sugar and butter until pale and fluffy. Add the vanilla and egg and beat well to combine. With the mixer on low, gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, beating until combined.
• Turn the cookie dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll the dough out until it's 1/4 inch thick and use a cookie cutter to cut out tiny hearts. Place the hearts on the baking sheets (they can be pretty close together) and bake until lightly browned on the bottom, about 10 minutes.
• Reduce the oven to 250 degrees F and bake for an additional 20 to 30 minutes to really crisp them up. Let cool on the baking sheets.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Distribute the sugar in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until the edges start to brown, 6 to 8 minutes. While the sugar is baking, add the egg whites to a stand mixer.
• Once the sugar has been in the oven for a few minutes, begin beating the egg whites on high until foamy. Reduce the mixer and gradually sprinkle in the warm sugar. Once all of it has been added, add the almond extract and food coloring. Beat on high until the meringue is stiff, glossy and cold, just a few minutes.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 225 degrees F.
• Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a 1/8- or 1/4-inch round tip with the egg white mixture. Pipe tiny dollops onto the parchment and bake for about 20 minutes, until the mini meringues are no longer shiny and crispy all the way through. Let cool on the baking sheets.

MISO RICE CEREAL COOKIES

Steps:

• For the cookies: Blend 3 cups of the rice cereal in a blender until it turns to powder, about 25 seconds. Transfer the rice cereal powder to a small bowl and add the corn flour, salt and baking soda; mix to combine. Set aside.
• Add the butter, miso paste and granulated sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment. Mix on medium-high speed for 5 full minutes, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula halfway through. Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat on high for another 5 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to low and slowly add the rice cereal powder-corn flour mixture. Mix until just fully combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Just as you did with the rice cereal mixture, slowly pour the all-purpose flour into the dough. Stir on medium-high speed for 10 seconds. Then, use the spatula to gently fold the dough into itself, making sure to fully incorporate any remaining ingredients.
• Set aside two 10-by-15-inch (or similar) sheet pans. Layer each pan with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Form 12 balls with the dough about the size of a scoop of ice cream. Arrange 6 per sheet pan and use the back of a 1-cup measure to lightly flatten the tops of each cookie. Refrigerate for 1 hour and up to 24 hours covered with plastic wrap.
• When you are ready to bake your cookies, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake the cookies for 16 minutes on the middle rack of the oven for even coloring. You will know they are ready when they form slightly crisp, golden edges. Here's a food stylist's trick: when you remove the cookies from the oven, you can use a large round metal cookie cutter or a quart container (larger than the size of the cookies) to mold the outside edges of the cookies to give them a perfect round shape. Let the cookies cool to room temperature.
• For the glaze: Combine the miso paste, 1 1/4 cups of the confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup of the sour cream and 2 tablespoons cold water in a blender. Mix on high until you get a smooth and glossy glaze. You may need to scrape down the sides of the blender with a spatula to loosen any remaining confectioners' sugar. Pour the icing into a small bowl and mix in the remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar with 2 tablespoons sour cream. Combine until no lumps remain. Set the glaze aside.
• Now, ice and decorate the cookies. For these cookies, I recommend dividing the glaze into two small bowls and adding a few drops of festive food coloring to one bowl. Not all food dyes are created equal, so make sure to read the package instructions before adding the food dye to your glaze. Lightly drizzle the glaze across the cookies. Then, top each cookie with a sprinkle of the remaining rice cereal. Leave the iced cookies uncovered until the glaze dries, 1 to 2 hours.

CEREAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Combine cornflakes, rice cereal, and oats in a large bowl. Whisk flour and baking soda together in a separate bowl.
• Beat butter, oil, and both sugars in a very large bowl until smooth. Add egg and vanilla and beat until smooth. Slowly mix in flour mixture. Stir in cereal mixture by hand.
• Drop tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets. Flatten balls with the bottom of a glass for even cooking and crispier cookies.
• Bake in batches in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

NO-BAKE CEREAL COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Grease a 15x10x1-in. pan. In a large bowl, combine first 4 ingredients., In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows; stir until completely melted. Stir in honey until blended. Pour over cereal mixture; stir until evenly coated. Cool 5 minutes., Stir in M&M's and raisins; press into prepared pan using a greased spatula. Let stand 30 minutes before cutting. Store between layers of waxed paper in an airtight container.

NO BAKE CEREAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large pan mix the brown sugar and the syrup.
• When it starts to boil add the vanilla and the peanut butter, stirring well.
• Take it off the heat and add the cereal and coconut. Mix well and drop by teaspoonfuls onto a cookie sheet you have sprayed with non stick spray.
• Let cool.

GRANOLA CEREAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In large bowl stir together first 4 ingredients.
• Stir in eggs, butter, and vanilla. Mix well.
• Stir in cereal and chips.
• Drop 1 - inch balls on ungreased cookie sheet.
• bake @ 375 for 9 - 11 minutes.

CRUNCHY DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat shortening, sugar, egg, milk and vanilla together until creamy.
• Sift together flour, soda and salt; add to creamed mixture; blend well.
• Stir in Quaker Harvest Crunch.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets.
• Bake in preheated moderate oven (350 degrees F.) for 10 to 12 minutes.

BABY CEREAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Grease a cookie sheet or spray with nonstick spray.
• Lightly cream molasses and butter.
• Mix in egg and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and cereal.
• Add to the butter mixture.
• Blend.
• Add milk.
• Drop on the cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
• Bake 10-12 minutes.
• (Note: for babies under 12 months, you can easily substitute 2 egg yolks for the 1 whole egg and breastmilk or formula for the whole milk. This is a very flexible recipe, so experiment and enjoy!).

CHEERIOS COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix the butter, both sugars, peanut butter, vanilla and eggs thoroughly.
• Sift flour, salt, soda and baking powder.
• Fold into the first mixture.
• Add oatmeal, Cheerios and chocolate chips.
• Drop by tblsp onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes.
• I got 82 cookies , using a small cookie scoop that holds approximately 1 Tblsp dough.

CEREAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix brown sugar and white sugar in the mixer.
• Add butter, beaten eggs, and vanilla. Mix well.
• Mix four,baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Add to sugar mixture, mix well.
• Add oatmeal, crushed cornflakes, Rice Crispy cereal, and coconut. (When I do this in my mixer the batter is very thick.).
• Spoon on a cookie sheet and flatten a little with a fork or spoon.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes.