Easy Crispy Cornflake Cookies are the perfect treat for Valentine's Day! Made with cornflakes, mini marshmallows, pink food coloring, and a heart-shaped cookie cutter, these are the heart-shaped Valentine's cookies you'll come back to all year long! Pair this delicious cookie with a cup of hot coffee and you will send all your stresses and worries away. Trust me, you'll thank me later.
Crispy Cornflake Cookies for Valentines Day was inspired by my Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies which is hot chocolate in cookie form and my Chewy Pumpkin Cookies which are pumpkin pie in cookie form. Want more desserts? Check out my Chocolate Coffee Ganache with Raspberries or my Valentine's Day Hot Chocolate Bombs and my French Vanilla Hot Chocolate with Sweet Cream
There are so many dessert options to choose from and since Spring is upon us, we can't leave out Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes or my Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshake which is a healthy version of the famous Shamrock shake. Love Rice Krispies? You should check out my Chocolate Rice Krispies Treats Some say they are even lucky! 😉
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🍪 Ingredients For Easy Cornflake Cookies
What you'll need for crispy cornflake butter cookies
- Cornflakes
- Unsalted Butter or salted butter
- Mini Marshmallows
- Pink food coloring (this is our favorite artificial-free, made from real food one)
- Valentine's M&M's (optional)
- Heart-shaped sprinkles (optional)
Equipment for Easy Cornflake Cookies
- Heart Shaped Cookie Cutter
- Sheet Pan or baking sheet
- Parchment Paper
Think of these like no bake cookies cereal bars! These are crispier cookies. There is no need to bake cornflake cookies whichis the best part!
These crispy cornflake cookies no flour are super easy to make and take minimal time and they are old fashioned cornflake cookies that are similar to the Kellog cornflake cookies recipes. These 3-ingredient Cornflake Cookies will be a hit at all your events!
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🍪 How To Make Cornflake Cookies
These will be famous cookies in your house! Chewy cornflake cookies are a since to make and dare I say it, even fun!
Prep Step: Link a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set a quarter of a stick of butter aside. We will use this later on in the recipe.
Step 1: Melt one stick of butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
Step 2: Add a bag of mini marshmallows (yes, use the entire bag) and mix well in a circular motion into the butter until well combined.
Step 3: Remove the melted marshmallows from heat, and add the pink food coloring ½ teaspoon at a time, and keep adding the pink food coloring until the marshmallows turn the pink you want. I love this brand because it contains no artificial dyes.
Step 4: In a large bowl, add four cups of cornflakes, and add the melted marshmallows, and mix until well combined. You can also use a handheld mixer for this step.
Step 5: On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spread the cornflake cookie batter until smooth.
Step 6: Rub butter all over your hands. This will make forming your crispy cornflake cookies easier and the cornflake cereal won't stick to your hands. Take the heart-shaped cookie cutter and press the cookie cutter into the batter. You can mold the hearts with your fingers if needed.
Step 7: Add the Valentine's Day sprinkles and press the M&M's into the cookies. Let the chewy cornflake cookies cool or refrigerate for 15 minutes before serving. Serve and enjoy!
🍪 Fun Facts About Recipe For Cornflakes Cookies
Have you ever baked heart shaped cookies?
- Yes! These heart shaped cookies made with cornflakes and marshmallows are perfect for Valentine's Day and are so easy to make!
Where did Cornflakes originate from?
- According to Wikipedia Cornflakes with milk originated at the Kellog's factory in the United States in Battle Creek Sanitarium in Michigan and was created by John Harvey Kellogg (1894) W. K. Kellogg.
How do I keep the Cornflakes cereal from sticking to my hands?
- Rub your hands with that extra butter mentioned earlier. It will help make the cookies easier to shape and mold into hearts and the marshmallow won't stick to your hands.
Can you freeze cookies?
- Freezing: While you can freeze certain cookies, you don't want to freeze heart-shaped cornflake cookies; they will be soggy and won't taste right.
- Storing: These chewy cookies are best kept at room temperature in an airtight container or Ziploc bag.
🍪 Variations For Cornflake Cookie Recipe
- You can add white chocolate chips or semisweet chocolate chips to this take these famous cookies up a notch! Turn these into chocolate chip corn flake cookies.
- Try adding in peanut butter or Nutella to make these delicious easy cookies even creamier!
- These crunchy cookies are the perfect combination of sweet and savory with this taste from the crunchy cornflakes and the sweetness that comes from the marshmallow cookie batter.
- The best part is this is the perfect cookie made with simple ingredients and these will be your new favorite cookie! My entire family ate these up in one night!
- baked cookies
- Using your hands yields the best results but you could also use a stand mixer with a paddle attachment to make this cookie batter.
- Did you know you can also make cornflake biscuits? That's one recipe I'm trying next!
- These are perfect crunchy cornflake cookies!
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📖 Recipe
Easy Crispy Cornflake Cookies For Valentine's Day
Ingredients
- 1 stick melted butter
- 16 ounces Mini marshmallows (or one full bag)
- 4 cup Cornflakes Cereal
- 3 teaspoon pink food coloring
- 1 quarter tab of butter (save this for shaping the cookies)
- 1 tablespoon Valentine's M&M's
- 1 tablespoon Heart shaped sprinkles
Instructions
- Prep Step: Link a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set a quarter of a stick of butter aside. We will use this later on in the recipe.
- Melt one stick of butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add a 16 ounces bag of mini marshmallows (use the entire bag) and mix well into the butter until well combined.
- Remove the melted marshmallows from heat, and add the pink food coloring ½ teaspoon at a time, and keep adding the pink food coloring until the marshmallows turn the pink you want. I love this brand because it contains no artificial dyes.
- In a large bowl, add four cups of cornflakes, and add the melted marshmallows, and mix until well combined.
- On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spread the cornflake cookie batter until smooth.
- Rub butter all over your hands. This will make forming your crispy cornflake cookies easier and the cornflake cereal won't stick to your hands. Take the heart-shaped cookie cutter and press the cookie cutter into the batter. You can mold the hearts with your fingers if needed.
- Add the Valentine's Day sprinkles and press the M&M's into the cookies. Let the chewy cornflake cookies cool or refrigerate for 15 minutes before serving. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
🍪 Variations For Cornflake Cookie Recipe
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- You can add white chocolate chips or semisweet chocolate chips to this take these famous cookies up a notch! Turn these into chocolate chip corn flake cookies.
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- Try adding in peanut butter or Nutella to make these delicious easy cookies even creamier!
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- These crunchy cookies are the perfect combination of sweet and savory with this taste from the crunchy cornflakes and the sweetness that comes from the marshmallow cookie batter.
-
- The best part is this is the perfect cookie made with simple ingredients and these will be your new favorite cookie! My entire family ate these up in one night!
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How do I keep the Cornflakes cereal from sticking to my hands?
- Rub your hands with that extra butter mentioned earlier. It will help make the cookies easier to shape and mold into hearts and the marshmallow won't stick to your hands.
- Freezing: While you can freeze certain cookies, you don't want to freeze heart-shaped cornflake cookies; they will be soggy and won't taste right.
- Storing: These chewy cookies are best kept at room temperature in an airtight container or Ziploc bag.
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- baked cookies
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- Using your hands yields the best results but you could also use a stand mixer with a paddle attachment to make this cookie batter.
Marie-Pierre
How cute are these! The kids will love this for Valentine's Day!
Tisha
This recipe is perfect for a Valentine's Day treat and was so easy to follow!
Sonja
These Crispy Cornflake Cookies are so pretty! Super playful with all the sprinkles and M&Ms. But what had me about the recipe was the "rub your hands with butter for shaping"! Genius idea I never saw before. I'll use that one for sticky stuff from now on. Thank you!
Swathi
Easy Crispy cornflake cookies, are perfect treat. I enjoyed making it. I didn't change anything followed word.
Swathi
Easy Crispy cornflakes cookie looks perfect Valentine Day treat for my family. I have did a trial run, I am going to make it again.
Leslie
These are amazing!! I made them without the m&ms..and they were still very good! The kids loved them too!
Criss
These cornflake cookies are a total win! I made them for Valentine’s Day, and they were a hit—crispy, sweet, and so easy to whip up. Perfect for sharing (or keeping all to yourself)! Loved them!
Lathiya
This is a great idea to make with kids for Valentine party. I'm sure kids will love making and having this treat.