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    Home » Recipes » Cookies » Cereal Cookies

    Published: Dec 14, 2022 by Linda Warren

    Cereal Cookies

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    Combine your two favorite things into one incredible dessert - cereal meets your favorite cookies for a crispy, sweet, and light as air treat. So skip that bowl of milk and savor these Special K cookies with a cup of coffee or hot chocolate.

    Easy to bake any time of year as well as a delicious addition to your Christmas cookie tins.

    Stack of cereal cookies tied with twine.

    Table of Contents

    • Breakfast Cereal Cookies
    • Why You'll Love These Cookies Made With Cereal
    • Ingredients
    • How to Make Cereal Cookies
    • Special K Cookies - Recipe Variations
    • More Cookie Recipes

    Breakfast Cereal Cookies

    I love making cookies with cereal! Cookies made with cereal flakes are both chewy and crispy at the same time. It's that combination of textures that makes them so much fun to eat. This cereal cookies recipe is sweet and nutty - and gives you an excuse to indulge in cookies for breakfast.

    Picking up Special K cookies with beige napkin.

    Why You'll Love These Cookies Made With Cereal

    You will fall in love with cookies with cereal. Not only do they taste like your favorite sweet cookies, but they have an extra ingredient that adds a delightful crunch! Cereal drop cookies can be made in any flavor you want - just change the type of cereal you use.

    Block off a day and bake a bunch of cookies that are good enough to have for breakfast! Make some Healthy Oatmeal Cookies, Banana Breakfast Cookies, Apple Oatmeal Cookies, and some Avocado Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. All of them will taste perfect with your morning brew.

    Ingredients

    Ingredients for cereal cookies.
    • White Granulated Sugar
    • Light Brown Sugar
    • Vegetable Shortening
    • Eggs
    • Vanilla Extract
    • All-purpose Flour
    • Baking Soda
    • Salt
    • Special K Cereal (Vanilla Almond Cereal is my first choice) - or use your favorite crunchy flake cereal

    How to Make Cereal Cookies

    Steps 1-6 to make cereal cookies.
    1. In a large mixing bowl, place shortening and both sugars and cream until light and fluffy.
    2. Continue beating while adding in eggs and vanilla extract.
    3. It should look light and fluffy.
    4. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
    5. Add to creamed mixture.
    6. Beat until well mixed.
    Final steps to make and bake cookies.
    1. Stir in crunchy cereal.
    2. Mix well with a spoon.
    3. Place heaping tablespoons of dough onto ungreased cookie sheets at least 2" apart as these cookies will spread. (mat used only for photos)
    4. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on cookie sheets on wire racks for 2 to 3 minutes then remove to wire racks to cool completely. They will crisp up as they cool down.
    Cookies tied with twine by greenery.

    This recipe originally was derived from my mom's Wheatie cookies recipe but I love the variation I used with my favorite Special K Vanilla Almond Cereal. It may not exactly be breakfast material but they sure are a tasty addition to your Christmas baking list.

    Special K Cookies - Recipe Variations

    As with most cookie recipes, you can add or substitute ingredients to make variations to suit your preference. Here are some ideas for these cookies with cereal flakes:

    Cereal Cookies Addins:

    • Cereal Chocolate Chip Cookies - Add 1 cup of chocolate chips.
    • Special K Peanut Butter Cookies - Substitute half of the shortening with peanut butter.
    • Special K Cookies with Butterscotch - Add 1 cup of butterscotch chips.
    • Special K Cookies with Coconut - Add ½ cup of coconut flakes.

    Cookies With Other Cereals:

    • Frosted Flake Cookies for cookies using corn flakes
    • Honey Cornflakes Cookies for some extra honey flavor
    • Raisin Bran Cookies for extra fiber and added raisins
    • Total Cereal Cookies for whole wheat cereal cookies
    • Wheaties Cookies (mom's original recipe is based on this cereal) for another whole wheat variation

    More Cookie Recipes

    • Apple Oatmeal Cookies made with apples and applesauce
    • Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookies with chocolate chips
    • Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies with chocolate drizzle
    • Almond Butter Blossom Cookies from Joy Food Sunshine
    • Peanut Butter Banana Cookies with chocolate drizzle

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    Special K cookies tied with twine on wooden board.

    Cereal Cookies

    Special K Cereal Cookies are a crunchy cookie-lovers dream! The cereal is the secret ingredient that makes these cookies crispy and light as air.
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 48 cookies
    Calories: 106kcal
    Author: Linda Warren

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1 cup light brown sugar, packed tightly
    • 1 cup Crisco vegetable shortening
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • pinch salt
    • 4 cups Special K Cereal or any crunchy flake cereal

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
    • In a large mixing bowl, cream sugars and shortening until light and fluffy.
    • Continue beating while adding in eggs and vanilla.
    • In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.
    • Add to creamed mixture, beating until well mixed.
    • Stir in flake cereal.
    • Place heaping tablespoons of dough on to ungreased cookie sheets at least 2" apart as these cookies will spread.
    • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on cookie sheets on wire racks for 2 to 3 minutes then remove to wire racks to cool completely. They will crisp up as they cool down.
    • Store in airtight container.

    Notes

    VARIATIONS
    Cereal Cookies Addins:
    • Cereal Chocolate Chip Cookies - Add 1 cup of chocolate chips.
    • Special K Peanut Butter Cookies - Substitute half of the shortening with peanut butter.
    • Special K Cookies with Butterscotch - Add 1 cup of butterscotch chips.
    • Special K Cookies with Coconut - Add ½ cup of coconut flakes.
    Cookies With Other Cereals:
    • Frosted Flake Cookies for cookies using corn flakes
    • Honey Cornflakes Cookies for some extra honey flavor
    • Raisin Bran Cookies for extra fiber and added raisins
    • Total Cereal Cookies for whole wheat cereal cookies
    • Wheaties Cookies (mom's original recipe is based on this cereal) for another whole wheat variation

    Nutrition

    Calories: 106kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 43mg | Potassium: 17mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 67IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg

    This post has been updated with new photos and step-by-step directions. It was first published on December 13, 2014.

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