Looking for a super fast, super easy and yet delicious cookies to make?
Well look no further.
Of all the cookies that I've made, I have to say these are the easiest. It takes no time to make with just a handful of ingredients. Most important thing is, they're delicious! Not overly sweet, just the way I like them.
If you're thinking of using up the cornflakes that you have stored and don't know what to do with them, use them in this recipe. Get your kids to help in, it's going to be fun. Well, the definition of fun is of course very subjective when kids are involved.
In Malaysia, these cookies are commonly served during festivities. Yes, as simple as they are..they contribute in representing joy and happiness during those festive days. Apart from these cookies, I've made several of Malaysian traditional festive cookies, make sure to look for them in the search box.
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Milky Cornflake Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup self rising flour (65 gr)
- 2 tbsp corn starch (15 gr)
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter (75 gr), soften
- ¼ cup icing sugar (30 gr), sifted
- ¼ cup powdered milk (30 gr)
- 1 egg yolk , room temperature
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups unsweetened cornflakes (50 gr)
- some sliced candied cherries
Instructions
- Sift both flours into a bowl and set aside.
- In another bowl, add in butter and icing sugar. Mix just until well combined. Then add in powdered milk and mix again. Now add in egg yolk and vanilla extract. Mix everything together until well combined.
- Add in previously sifted flours and mix just until combined. Don't over mix to avoid hard cookies. Finally add in cornflakes and fold everything together using a spatula. Break the cornflakes a bit with it as you're mixing.
- Grab a bit of the dough and make into a rough balls the size of almost 1 inch (2.5 cm). Place on a baking tray with a baking sheet. Then lightly press a piece of candied cherry on top of each ball.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 280ºF (140ºC) for 15 minutes or until the bottom edges are golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool completely on a rack. Enjoy!
Hi, may I use regular flour instead? If yes, what would the ratio be to baking powder? Many thanks in advance!!!
Hi Vivian, sorry I haven't tried so I cannot say for sure. Let me know how it goes if you try it.
Hi, may I know how long can we keep this cookies?
Hi Bea,
Can the self rising flour change to all-purpose flour ?
Hi! Yes you can but you need to add leavening agent. Refer to my post on how to make your own self-rising flour at home using all purpose flour.
Hello! I have just tried making these. I doubled the recipe and substituted the corn starch with potato starch. The cookies were crunchy on initial bite but a little chewy on the inside. Is this how they should be? I do find my batter looking slightly more watery than the one in your video. Thank you 🙂
Hi Min! These cookies are not supposed to be crunchy all the way like when biting into a biscuit/cracker. You could add a few more minutes of baking time to adjust them to you liking. Hope it helps 🙂
Bea...do u have jam tart recipe..to share with 🙏
I have strawberry cheese tart recipe, do check it out 😉
hi bea. can i make cookies without candied cherries??? i've got all the ingredients excpt em. will it make any differance wth the flavour??
Yes you can Sameeha, skip the candied cherries. No problem at all. Let me know how it goes 🙂
thank you bea for the quick reply😊, of ourse i'm gonna try today. sorry for posting the same question twice.
No problem Sameeha, I don't mind at all. 🙂
woww you are soo sweet😍😍. and i made the cookies and they came out perfectly. it was crunchy as well as soft enough to melt in my mouth. kudos for u for teaching a lovely recipe.
I'm so happy to know that you loved them Sameeha! They are the simplest cookies to make, right? And they are yummy! Thank you for trying my recipe and putting your kind words here Sameeha! 🙂
Hi bea. Can i skip the candied cherries? Bcoz ryt now i gt everything in my hnd except cherries.
Hi Sameeha. Yes of course you can. The candied cherries are just for a red touch on top. No problem at all. I hope you'll like the cookies 🙂