these cookies are great. but instead of vanilla i use mint extract

My family calls these "Green Things" :) My Grandma passed this recipe onto us from a party that she visited in the 50's, and its been a must have Christmas cookie for us always! One thing that I've learned is to spray EVERYTHING with Pam. The pan, the bowl, the spoon, your hands, and have foil laid out and sprayed as well before you start to make the marshmallow mixture. You have to work fast with these

We made these with 10 oz. of marshmellows instead of 16 as previosly stated. We also coated cookie sheets in pam for the cookies to set up. Turned out great!!! I'm making them again tomorrow and passing out for little gifts!!

Yumm, just like rice krispy treats. They are pretty also.

I used a candy cane cookie cutter, greased. Placed on wax paper. Put in freezer to set...but don't do that for too long or the wax paper will stick to the cookies. :) They turned out so cute. Only made about 15? though. That was disappointing. I prefer the texture of this cookie to rice crispies myself.

Mine messed up--I misread the recipe and added way too much butter--but I'm still giving this 5 stars because had I not made that mistake these would be perfect. They still taste great--just a little bit more rich than other cornflake wreathes I've had. I didn't make wreathes, just dropped then by spoonfuls onto Pam-sprayed wax paper, so mine look like clumps of holly with big berries (hubby hates cinnamon so I used red M&Ms and I couldn't find mini M&Ms. I also used Frosted Flakes instead of regular corn flakes and that gave the cookies/candy a nice taste. Maybe next Christmas they will turn out prettier!

This is an old family tradition at my house for christmas. They look great on a tray of holiday cookies. Every batch turns out different as far as too gooey, perfect, dry.....follow others suggestions listed in reviews. I make them every year and have it down to an art.

Oh My Gosh, what a mess. I would say dont make this recipe unless your like eating off of wax paper. They taste good but I could even get them off the wax paper once I was done. I only used this recipe because of all of the great reviews on it, but trust me they are wrong. My grandma make these and they dont stick to the wax paper which is really nice. I'll be post the recipe so keep checking for it.

I couldn't find my holly cookie recipe and needed to check online for the marshmallow/butter ratio. We always use mint extract though instead of vanilla. I've tried many times to make them into actual wreaths but always end up making holly "clumps"! I use red hot sometimes and red mini M&Ms sometimes. Put them on tinfoil that has been sprayed or buttered. Pop them into the freezer for a while before removing. I store them in the freezer to. That way there are some left! My daughter loves to be involved and put the candies on. It makes it easier having extra hands. Thanks for submitting the recipe.

The kids and I had a great time preparing this classic and we all enjoyed. Get ready to move quickly before the heated flakes begin to set-up.

Growing up, we used this recipe to make holly leaves w/berries instead of wreaths. They made great garnish for decorating other Christmas goodies!

I remember making these in grade school! I'm glad I found the recipe again, these are delicious and super cute.

This is a great resipe. I loed it when I tried it.I say that the creater of this resipe is a great cook.

Grew up on these. I find shaping the wreathes to be a pain in the you-know-what! I use a teaspoon to make a "drop cookie" and press the candies into that. Good enough for our family!

I guess I haven't found the magic touch for these. I love these when others make then but for some reason mine don't work out. My first batch didn't turn out, they were too hot to handle so I waited for them to cool, but then they became too stiff to mold. My second batch I let them cool a little, not completely, but then they wouldn't stay together when I molded them they just fell apart. Anybody have any tips for me? What's the secret to making these great christmas cookie wreaths?

It isn't Christmas in our house until we have had our green wreath cookies!

These are quite messy to work with and difficult to shape into wreaths. If you are going to make them, make sure to refridgerate them for a couple of hours before serving them. They are quite gooey and need to set before they can be eaten. They taste good and kids think they are fun to make.