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Christmas Cornflake Wreath Cookies
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Sharon P.
PHOTO BY:
Dee
"These cookies look like little Christmas Wreaths and are great fun for the kids to help with. Very Easy. People always look at these suspiciously, but once they try them, they can't get enough. Recipe may be halved."
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Original recipe yield 3 dozen
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1/2 cup butter
4 cups miniature marshmallows
1 teaspoon green food coloring
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups cornflakes cereal
1 (2.25 ounce) package cinnamon red hot candies
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DIRECTIONS
Microwave marshmallows and butter on High for 2 minutes. Stir, then microwave on High for 2 minutes more. Stir. (This can be done in a double boiler if one doesn't have a microwave.)
Add and mix quickly the coloring, extracts, then cornflakes. Drop by spoonfuls in clumps on greased wax paper and decorate with 3 red hots each.
Once cool, transfer to lightly greased serving/storage tray with lightly greased fingers.
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Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2003 by k_husmann
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Dec. 13, 2003
These were good cookies but the almond extract took over the entire cookie. I would make these again, but next time I would leave the almond extract out of the recipe.
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Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2003 by TERRIMOMOF4
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Dec. 24, 2003
This recipe is very similar to one I grew up with but we call them Holly Cookies -- we just don't add the extracts. Some advice for the cooks with difficulties. If the cookies are too sticky, the butter and marshmallow were not cooked long enough. I prefer to cook these on the stove (without a double boiler) for more control. The trick to getting the red hots to stick is to work with another person to place them IMMEDIATELY. At my house, Holly Cookies are a "team event". While one person spoons out the cookies (and tries not to burn fingers :-) ) the other person follows right behind with the red hots -- good kid job!
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This recipe is very similar to one I grew up with but we call them Holly Cookies -- we just...
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Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2002 by Francine
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Francine
Dec. 16, 2002
Instead of making individual cookies with this recipe, my grandma made one great big Christmas wreath on a pretty platter and we cut slices from it like a bundt cake.
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Reviewed on Dec. 9, 2004 by RENAGLE
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RENAGLE
Dec. 9, 2004
This recipe is a great. I made a few adjustments. I buttered a big bowl, added the cornflakes then poured the warm mixture over stirring with a buttered spoon. You have to work fast once you pour the marshmallow over the cornflakes or as it cools, things become more little sticky (what does one expect working with a marshmallow recipe right?). I used real butter, made little blobs instead of wreaths with a buttered tablespoon for faster assembly, omitted the almond extract(don't like) and melted via double boiler for better control (personal preference), and then refrigerated them for faster setting. It is really a fast and fun holiday treat that gets raves in my house.
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This recipe is a great. I made a few adjustments. I buttered a big bowl, added the...
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Reviewed on Nov. 9, 2003 by AGIANI
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AGIANI
Nov. 9, 2003
When the Rice Krispy squares recipe first came out, my mom did a Cornflake Wreath. We didn't use the almond or vanilla extracts. In fact, all we did was substitute Cornflakes for Rice Krispys, add green food coloring, and add red hots right after forming the wreath. We also used to make one wreath on a paper plate, and give it to neighbors. That was a lot of fun. For a simpler recipe, try melting the butter & marshmallows in the microwave. Excellent!
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When the Rice Krispy squares recipe first came out, my mom did a Cornflake Wreath. We didn't...
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Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2003 by KKUJAWA
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KKUJAWA
Dec. 13, 2003
Everyone at my office gobbled these up!!! I've had to start making them for other holidays... you can use any color of food coloring, and cookie cutters are an easy way to shape them... just butter the open-topped cutters and drop spoonfuls of the mixture into them. Press it around in the cookie cutter & pull the cutter off. It worked great for valentine's day hearts... but make sure to use enough red dye, or they'll look salmon-colored.
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Everyone at my office gobbled these up!!! I've had to start making them for other holidays......
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Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2007 by
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Sandra C
Feb. 18, 2007
These taste great! I did substitute the cornflakes with Frosted Flakes because I bought the wrong kind. It was too sweet and the Frosted Flakes are too hard. Don't try to substitute.
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These taste great! I did substitute the cornflakes with Frosted Flakes because I bought the...
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Reviewed on Mar. 4, 2006 by Dawn6873
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Dawn6873
Mar. 4, 2006
I remember eating these as a kid. We formed them into wreath shapes instead of mounds, but it all tastes the same!
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Reviewed on Mar. 26, 2003 by FLORIDAY3138
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Mar. 26, 2003
They look a little funky, and had to convince the kids they weren't nutritious, but after the first bite they were hooked! Yum!
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Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2007 by
Shiloh
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Shiloh
Dec. 7, 2007
I chose to use Frosted Flakes and left out the vanilla and almond flavorings. I also used M&Ms instead of red hots. These tasted better than Rice Krispie Treats! I personally really liked the Frosted Flakes and don't think they were too sweet or hard. We made one wreath and a bunch of Christmas trees. They're so cute with the M&M ornaments! I will make these every year, thank you for the recipe!
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