Cornflake Biscuits are the most fuss free cookies around! Simply oven bake these crunchy cornflake cookies for a fun recipe that are quick and easy!
In similar style to our Anzac biscuits, Tim Tam Slice and Air Fryer Biscuits, these cornflake cookies use simple ingredients and take only minutes to bring together.
My Golden Syrup Cornflake Cakes, Snickers Cookies and Mars Bar Cookies are super fun to make!
This recipe has been included by Twinkl among their top picks for Healthy Lite Bites for Quick Snacking
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What are cornflakes made of
Cornflakes are a breakfast cereal we all know and love.
Made from corn, they are an inexpensive idea and handy to have in the cupboard!
Whipping them out to make crunchy cornflake biscuits are a great alternative to having them for breakfast with milk and a piece of fruit!
It only takes 16 mins for our cookies to bake to crispy, crunchy perfection!
Once the biscuits are cooked you can store them for up to a week (or 10 days) in a sealed air tight container.
How long does it take to make cornflake cookies
This is a quick and easy recipe.
It will take about 10 mins to bring the batter together and roll your biscuits in cornflakes.
It will take about 16 mins in the oven for the cookies to bake.
Once cooked, it will take approximately 5-10 mins for the cookies to cool and harden.
Ingredients
The ingredients you need for this recipe are all easy to find at the local store. They are set out in the photo below:
As you can see we need:
- cornflakes
- self raising flour
- white sugar
- sultanas
- egg
- vanilla essence
- butter
This is an easy cookie recipe as it has few ingredients many of which you may already have at home!
Crunchy cornflake cookies
The best way to cook these biscuits is to preheat your oven.
This means that by the time you have rolled your cookies the oven will be the perfect temperature to cook them quickly.
The biscuits will turn a light golden brown and harden as they cool after baking.
Instructions to make the recipe
Here are the step by step instructions to make the recipe.
The steps we need to take are shown in the photos below. They are all super easy!
- use beaters to cream the butter, then add the sugar (photo 1)
- add vanilla essence (photo 2)
- followed by egg (photo 3)
- and then self- raising flour (photo 4)
- add sultanas (shown in photo 5)
- use a spoon to stir the ingredients together (shown in photo 6)
- bag and crush your cornflakes (shown in photo 7)
- use a soup spoon to portion out one by one (shown in photo 8)
This biscuit mix will be 'wet' however, it is reasonably easy to form the biscuits in your hands then transfer into the pan of cornflakes.
A soup spoon is the perfect tool to help achieve similar sizes across each of your cookies.
- roll the batter into individual biscuits (shown in photo 9)
- drop them into a tray with the cornflakes (shown in photo 10)
- lay them spread out on a flat baking tray(photo 11)
- oven bake for 16 mins then let cool on a baking rack (photo 12)
The biscuits will take only 16 mins to cook, when this time is up, they might be soft to touch when gently pressed, however they are cooked and will firm up as they cool.
Once the cookies are baked, you can use an oven mit to remove them from the oven and place on a wire rack.
They need about 10 mins to cool off after baking.
Cornflake and Sultana cookies
The secret success of these cookies is the crunchy biscuit combo with soft chewy sultanas.
We made them SO many times growing up and it was always the way that we would add more and more sultanas each time we cooked them!
The sultanas give a great alternative texture to the cornflakes are a winning combination.
The sultanas stay nice and chewy even days after the cookies are baked! They make for a simply irresistible cookie ingredient!
Oven baked recipes
Getting your bake on is a fun and therapeutic way to spend time. These recipes are to further inspire you:
- Lemon Polenta Cake
- Anzac Biscuits
- Dulce de Leche Tartlets
- Orange Polenta Cake
- Chocolate Zucchini Brownies
There is nothing better than a cup of tea and a bikkie and these cornflake biscuits take the cake!
Frequently asked questions
- we use 7 ingredients for this recipe
- we use a good amount of sultanas to create chewy biscuits
- you can substitute choc chips for the sultans if you wish
- a flat baking tray is best as the cookies spread as they cook
- the corn flakes don't go into the ingredients, but are rolled around the outsides
- the temperature is moderate
- this is a kid friendly recipe
- this is an EASY recipe
Cornflake Crunch Cookies Pro tips
These additional tips are so that you can master these biscuits from scratch:
- let the butter sit on the bench prior to allow it to soften (easier to beat it)
- pre heat the oven to make the cook time short and fast
- use 2 baking trays so you can spread the cookies out
- allow the cookies to cool when remove from the oven as they will harden naturally
What to have with cornflake cookies?
These biscuits can be enjoyed on their own.
They do, however, accompany a glass of milk or cup of tea rather nicely and is a great way for you to make a quick afternoon tea to be enjoyed.
Crunchy - yup, chewy - you betcha, best cookie recipe on the block -guaranteed!
Adrianne x
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📖 Recipe
Cornflake Biscuits
Equipment
- Baking tray
- Mixing bowl
- Wooden spoon
- Baking paper
- Baking tray
Ingredients
Cornflake Biscuits
- 130 grams butter Note 1
- ½ cup white sugar Note 2
- 1 egg
- 1 cup self raising flour
- 1 cup sultanas Note 3
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence optional
- 3 cups cornflakes Note 4
Instructions
Cornflake Biscuits
- Preheat your oven to 180°C / 350-375°F / Gas Mark 4-5
- Line 2 flat baking trays with grease proof paper
- Add the butter to a mixing bowl and beat till soft and fluffy Note 1
- Gently pour the sugar into the butter and continue to beat (until combined).
- Add vanilla essence, followed by self - raising flour.
- Use a spoon to stir the ingredients together
- Transfer cornflakes into a zip lock bag, seal and use a spoon to bang the bag to slightly crush the cornflakes Note 5
- Use a soup spoon to portion out individual amounts of the batter and roll this into a cookie shape using the palms of your hands.
- Drop the rolled cookie into the cornflakes and shake the pan, to allow the cornflakes to stick to the other side. Note 6
- Lay each cookie flat on the baking tray slightly spread apart from each other Note 7
- Place the baking trays into the oven one by one (middle and lower racks)
- Bake the biscuits for 16 mins until slightly golden brown Note 8
- Use oven mits to remove the biscuits from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.
Video
Notes
- Note 1 The butter will be easiest to beat if it is at room temperature. So let it sit on the bench well before making the cookies and it will be easy to cream.
- Note 2 I prefer to use white sugar rather than caster sugar for this recipe as I find the thicker grain of sugar helps to harden and set the crunch factor for the biscuits.
- Note 3 These get stirred into the mix and bring a delicious chewy texture to each bite of your cookies!
- Note 4 The cornflakes are used to roll the biscuits in before they are cooked. You will find that they will stick to the batter extremely well and then simply place them onto the baking tray.
- Note 5 The reason we slightly crush the cornflakes is both because they are quite large on their own and also because it adds another layer of texture for the cornflakes to be crushed into random sized pieces.
- Note 6 If you find that shaking the baking tray doesn't allow the cookie to be fully coated in cornflakes, manually do this with your hands and slightly push the cornflakes into the biscuit batter.
- Note 7 The biscuits will flatten and spread out during the cooking time. They need to be separated from each other on the baking tray to do this otherwise they will join each other and you will have to pull them apart.
- Note 8 The biscuits once cooked (16 mins) may still look or feel soft to the touch of your finger. However, they will harden as they cool. So once the time is up, remove them and let them cool (don't try and cook further to harden as they will burn).
Anonymous says
You don’t say when to add the egg
Adrianne says
Apologies for that! After creaming the butter and sugar. If you watch the video the step is in there. Thanks, I will update the recipe.