Salted Cornflake Oatmeal Cookies

What’s your favorite type of cookie? I love a good chocolate chip or sugar cookie or – ooh! a french macaron – oh yes, please. But I think my very favorite type of cookie has to be a good old fashioned chewy, buttery oatmeal.

So, when I saw a Salted Oatmeal Cornflake cookie at Sprinkles Cupcakes, I had to give it a try, and oh, it is so good! After I tried it, I had to try and recreate it at home.

My game plan was to basically take a yummy chewy oatmeal cookie, stuff it full of cornflakes and sprinkle some extra salt on top.

The result is so yummy!

It’s not necessarily a perfect copy of the Sprinkles cookie, but it is delicious in it’s own right – salty, sweet, chewy, and buttery.

I tried a few different versions, and this version was my favorite. Enjoy!

Salted Cornflake Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 Tb pure vanilla extract
• 2 tsps baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
• 2 cups lightly crushed cornflakes
• Coarse Kosher salt (for sprinkling)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together softened butter, shortening, and sugars until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in eggs one at a time until combined.
3. Mix in vanilla extract, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
4. Stir in flour, oats, and cornflakes just until combined.
5. Roll dough into balls of about 2 Tbs and place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Lightly flattened balls and sprinkle tops with coarse salt.
6. Bake in a 350 degree oven until edges turn golden brown (about 8-10 minutes). Let cool on sheet for a few minutes and then move to cooling rack.

Happy Baking!