No Bake Cookies

Bayhill's Note:

These cookies are so easy to make because there is no baking. I always include these on my Christmas cookie tray that I take to work, and they are one of the first to disappear.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 5 dozen c ...

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1 1/2 cups peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 5 -6 cups Special K cereal
• milk chocolate star

Directions:

1. In a saucepan, combine sugar, brown sugar, and corn syrup. Bring to a boil; add peanut butter and vanilla.
2. Put Special K cereal in a large mixing bowl. Pour peanut butter mixture quickly over cereal, stirring to mix well.
3. Drop mixture by the Tablespoonful onto waxed paper. Press a milk chocolate star immediately in the center of each cookie. Caution: mixture will be very hot!

Reviews

[Baby Kato]

These cookies were a big hit in my neighborhood, my dh and friends are still raving about them. I made exactly as written, except that I used 3 dark chocolate chips instead of the star, I couldn't find any. I did find that you had to work quickly when droping the mixture onto the wax paper. These were very tasty satisfying cookies, soft and chewy, with a delicious flavor. My dh found them very addicting. Thank you for sharing a recipe that we will enjoy again. Made for Fall Pac 2011

[Roadrunner]

I made these for my son to take to school for his birthday. Problem I had is they disappeared VERY QUICKLY!!!! I didn't have the chocolate starts so I just used Hershey Kisses they worked out great! I think for the next time I too may try the bars; although the spoonfuls worked just fine for me. I used 6 cups of cereal that was perfect!!!! I like them better then the chocolate no bake w/ oatmeal. This is an AMAZING recipe that is now a FAMILY FAVORITE!!!! They are a huge hit in our house. Thanks so much for posting!

[Peanut Free Baker]

Great flavor, but no setting up. I put it in a bar pan after only trying to scoop one out. I had to make subs due to food allergies. I used Choclate soy butter, agave syrup and puffed millet cereal. It was just too dry. Maybe adding some milk or butter would help. My other issue is that we are experiencing a heat wave so my house it about 80 inside, hence the no bakes! Maybe the lack of humidity dryed them out too much. This was a good way to use up the cereal that was not being eaten. We are eating them with spoons out of a bowl! Great ice cream topping too!