Cornflake Cookies

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Easy cornflake cookies recipe that yields buttery, crunchy and tasty cornflake cookies. Cornflake cookies are great for Chinese New Year or festive seasons.

Easy cornflake cookies recipe that yields buttery, crunchy, and tasty cornflake cookies.
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Cornflake Cookies Recipe

In Malaysia, Chinese New Year is about cookie baking and kuih (local sweet cakes) making and cornflake cookie is one of the most popular Chinese New Year cookie recipes.

Cornflake cookies are absolutely delightful, crunchy, and addictive.

These butter-rich cookies are rolled with crunchy cornflakes so every bite is a perfect crunch. The cookie also melts in your mouth.

They are just absolutely delicious!

In this post, you will find an easy and fail proof cornflake cookie recipe.

Cornflake cookies.

Ingredients

Ingredients for cornflakes cookies.
  • unsalted butter
  • sugar
  • vanilla essence
  • eggs
  • all-purpose flour
  • cornstarch
  • cornflakes

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.


How To Make Cornflake Cookies

This cornflake cookies recipe was contributed by Ho Siew Loon.

Beat butter and sugar in a bowl.

Step 1. Beat butter and sugar until the mixture becomes pale and creamy.

Fold in the flour and corn starch into the butter mixture.

Step 2. Fold in the flour and corn starch. (Mixture must not stick to the hands when touched.)

Roll each dough ball with the crushed cornflakes in a bowl.

Step 3. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop out about 1 teaspoon of the cookie dough. Roll each dough balls with the crushed cornflakes.

Transfer the cookies to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Step 4. Transfer the cookies to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 25 minutes at 350°F (175°C) or until golden brown.


Frequently Asked Questions

How many calories per serving?

This recipe yields a lot of cookies, enough for 6 people. Each serving is 595 calories.

Cornflake cookies recipe for Chinese new year.

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4.53 from 235 votes

Cornflake Cookies

Easy cornflake cookies recipe that yields buttery, crunchy, and tasty cornflake cookies. Cornflake cookies are great for festive seasons or just about anytime. 
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 6 people
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Ingredients  

  • 200 g (7 oz) unsalted butter
  • 150 g (5 oz) sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 300 g (10 oz) all-purpose flour
  • 30 g (1 oz) cornstarch
  • 60 g (2 oz) cornflakes, coarsely crushed

Instructions 

  • Beat the butter and sugar together until pale and creamy. Add the vanilla essence, then stir in the eggs.
  • Fold in the flour and cornstarch until combined. The mixture should not stick to your hands when touched.
  • Using an ice cream scoop, scoop out about 1 teaspoon of the cookie dough. Roll each dough ball in the crushed cornflakes until coated.
  • Transfer the cookies to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 25 minutes at 350°F (175°C) or until golden brown.
    Cornflake cookies

Nutrition

Serving: 6g, Calories: 595kcal, Carbohydrates: 76g, Protein: 8g, Fat: 29g, Saturated Fat: 18g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 8g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 126mg, Sodium: 99mg, Potassium: 100mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 26g, Vitamin A: 1092IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 25mg, Iron: 6mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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65 Comments

  1. SewSweet says:

    Do you bake for 25 minutes? That seems way too long for cookies.

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Hello, thank you for your comment. The baking time will depend on the size of your cookies. 25 minutes was just nice for mine. Please keep a watch on your cookies while they bake. Some ovens run a little hotter or cooler, so anywhere from 20-25 minutes should suffice.

  2. Lohith says:

    Can I use icing sugar instead of normal sugar?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      It’s not advisable to use icing sugar because the volume is different and icing sugar is not pure sugar. This will affect the texture of the cookie overall.

  3. Rachel says:

    Hi! I tried making the cookies ytd! They tasted great at the start. But become lao hong after 2 hours. Is there anyway i can avoid that,

    1. Bee Yinn Low says:

      Just keep in air tight container.

  4. Jenny Lim says:

    Do we need to preheat the oven?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Yes.

  5. Shuechi says:

    Hello! Can the dough be made ahead of time and store in the fridge, then take them out to bake the next time? Will doing this affect the taste or texture of the cookies?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      I don’t recommend.

  6. Tracy says:

    Did you use white or brown sugar? Is the oven temperature with or without fan please? Thanks

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      White sugar. I am not sure about the fan. My US oven doesn’t have the fan function.

      1. Tracy says:

        Fabulous thanks. My oven has both, so I’ll just use it no fan with the white sugar. Can’t wait.

        1. shuechi says:

          Hi there! This recipe can yield approximately 36 pieces of cookies?

  7. KL says:

    Can I use ghee instead of butter? Will it change the texture of the cookies?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Please follow the recipe.

  8. JT says:

    Hi, do you you large eggs for the recipe? And, is there any specific brand of butter that you recommend for making the cookies?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Any butter is fine. Large eggs are fine.

    2. Catherine says:

      What kind or brand of butter best for cookies?

  9. Wendy says:

    I made these yesterday with Natureโ€™s Path Organic Honeyโ€™d Corn Flakes and they were exceptional. Perfectly buttery, crunchy and sweet. I canโ€™t wait to make another batch to give my family for Chinese New Year. Thank you for the recipe.

    1. Admin says:

      Thanks for trying.

  10. Remy Michelle Nakao says:

    Thank you for all your posting loved them all and appreciated very much, unfortunately at this time cannot cook due to my bunion surgeries but I am printing most of your recipes and kept them when I recovered . Still checking all your posting from time to time.
    Sometimes I gave it to my assistant and have it follow and cook it for me . Loved them cannot wait to cook it for myself.
    Once again, thank you very much and God bless.

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Thank you!