Welcome to a short two-post series! This recipe and the one I’ll share next time are from my grandmothers. At some point I realized I hadn’t shared any of their recipes, and that just seemed silly since they are the best cooks I know.
The other hallmark of these recipes is that they are very fall-like. Admittedly, peanut butter might not be your
typical fall flavor, but for whatever reason, to me it is. Bonus: this fall has been awesome to Kansas City, and while you revel in the Chief's win from this afternoon, I suggest you go make these cookies for your friends you're about to watch the Sporting and/or Royals game with (for us it will be both--with so many overlapping sports seasons, this family has mastered the art of watching two TVs at once).
On to the food! Today it's peanut butter cornflake cookies—a relative of
rice crispy treats. These come from my Grandma McGraw and are like crack
(though she would never put it that way). PBCF cookies are one of my dad’s
favorite treats, so of course my mom had to learn to make them, and so have I.
This is one of the least complicated recipes from my Grandma McGraw, and if you
knew her, you might have expected me to share a recipe like homemade noodles,
chess pie, or angel food cake (her specialty), but I think this recipe shows
that for her it wasn’t about making food pretentious or complicated, but it’s
about what’s good.
Get ready for your new addiction (not talking about the Royals).
Peanut Butter
Cornflake Cookies
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| The Major Players |
Heat ½ cup sugar and ½ cup corn syrup just to a boil on the stove (in a fix, this can be done in the microwave).
Stir
in 1 cup peanut butter and 1 tsp of vanilla.
(A note from my dad, the PBCF connoisseur: don’t skimp on
your PB, buy the good brand!)
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| This is what it looks like--it doesn't take long to heat up. |
Then remove from heat and stir in 3-4 cups of cornflakes. I
like a high cornflake to PB ratio, so I add 4 cups.
Dump it all into an 8 or 9
in. square pan, press down, and let cool.
Yes, you have to let it cool.
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| Don't worry--it won't take long to cool either. |
Yes, you have to let it cool.
Enjoy!
-Madison
