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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.
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.
Ingredients
- 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.
Step 1. Beat butter and sugar until the mixture becomes pale and creamy.
Step 2. Fold in the flour and corn starch. (Mixture must not stick to the hands when touched.)
Step 3. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop out about 1 teaspoon of the cookie dough. Roll each dough balls with the crushed cornflakes.
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
This recipe yields a lot of cookies, enough for 6 people. Each serving is 595 calories.
Chinese New Year Cookie Recipes
In Malaysia, there are many popular Chinese New Year recipes. Here are some of my favorites and must-have during the festivities:
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Cornflake Cookies
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.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Do you bake for 25 minutes? That seems way too long for cookies.
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.
Can I use icing sugar instead of normal sugar?
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.
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,
Just keep in air tight container.
Do we need to preheat the oven?
Yes.
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?
I don’t recommend.
Did you use white or brown sugar? Is the oven temperature with or without fan please? Thanks
White sugar. I am not sure about the fan. My US oven doesn’t have the fan function.
Fabulous thanks. My oven has both, so I’ll just use it no fan with the white sugar. Can’t wait.
Hi there! This recipe can yield approximately 36 pieces of cookies?
Can I use ghee instead of butter? Will it change the texture of the cookies?
Please follow the recipe.
Hi, do you you large eggs for the recipe? And, is there any specific brand of butter that you recommend for making the cookies?
Any butter is fine. Large eggs are fine.
What kind or brand of butter best for cookies?
I made these yesterday with Nature’s Path Organic Honey’d Corn Flakes and they were exceptional. Perfectly buttery, crunchy and sweet. I can’t wait to make another batch to give my family for Chinese New Year. Thank you for the recipe.
Thanks for trying.
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Thank you!