Christmas Wreath Cookies

Easy Christmas wreath cookies made from cornflake cereal with a marshmallow coating

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword christmas, cookie

Prep Time 15

Setting time 2

Total Time 2 15

Servings cookies

Calories 189kcal

Author Laura Gummerman

Cost $7

Equipment

1 microwave safe-bowl or saucepan

Ingredients

4 cups cornflakes
½ cup butter
30 marshmallows (or 4 cups mini marshmallows)
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract (optional)
green food coloring
candy decorations

Instructions

Melt the marshmallows: Add your marshmallows and butter to a microwave-safe bowl and heat for 30-second increments until melted, stirring each time. Quickly add your green food coloring a few drops at a time until you get the color you like and stir in your vanilla and almond extract.
Add the cornflakes: Working quickly, add in your cornflake cereal and fold in until evenly coated with the marshmallow mixture.
Shape your wreaths: Spray some nonstick cooking spray onto your fingertips (or butter them) and scoop a 1/3 cup of the mixture onto a piece of wax paper or a cookie sheet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Use your fingers to make a hole in the center and shape the flakes into a wreath. Add your decorations while the coating is still warm.
Cool your cookies: Put your cookies into the fridge for about 2 hours to let the marshmallow coating to fully set before storing or serving.

Notes

Tips for making wreath cookies:

Make sure to spray your fingers with nonstick cooking spray (or butter them!) so you can handle the sticky mixture when forming the wreaths.
For sturdier cookies, you can pack your 1/3 cup measuring cup with the cookie mixture before dumping it out and shaping it into a wreath. The more loosely shaped wreaths will be a little floppier when picked up, so make your wreaths more dense if you want it to feel more solid when handled.
Add a little powdered sugar once your cookie is cool for a snowy effect!
The most common decorations are red hots or mini M&Ms, but you can use star candies, candy pearls to look like ornaments, or even pull-and-peel Twizzler pieces to make a small bow.

How to make wreath cookies without a microwave:

You can easily also make wreath cookies on the stovetop if you don’t have a microwave. Just add your butter to a saucepan over medium heat, and once it’s melted, add in your marshmallows, stirring often until melted. Remove from the heat, add your extracts and food coloring, stir to combine, and then fold in your cornflakes to finish your cookie dough.

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