Peanut Butter Cornflake Cookies
Peanut Butter Cornflake Cookies are a delicious, easy to make no-bake cookie using only five ingredients.
Using cupcake liners for serving cookies is a fun and practical idea!
Benefits and Tips for Presenting Cookies in Cupcake Liners
Benefits:
- Presentation: Cupcake liners come in various colors and designs, making your cookies look more festive or appealing.
- Portion control: Each lined cup can hold an individual serving of cookies, which can help guests know how many they can take.
- Easy clean-up: Liners can help keep your serving area clean by catching crumbs and preventing cookies from sticking to plates.
- Thematic serving: You can choose liners that match the theme of your event (e.g., holiday patterns for Christmas cookies).
Tips for Using Cupcake Liners:
- Choose the right size: Use standard-sized or jumbo-sized cupcake liners for larger cookies and mini liners for bite-sized cookies or smaller treats.
- Layer them: If you’re serving multiple types of cookies, you can use different colored liners for each type to differentiate them.
- Avoid overfilling: Don’t overfill the liners; leave space to accommodate the cookies’ shape and to make them easy to grab.
- Add a liner for dryness: If your cookies are quite soft, consider placing a small piece of parchment or wax paper inside the liner first to keep the cookies from sticking.
- Decorate: You can add a little decorative touch inside the liners, like a sprinkle of powdered sugar on the cookies, to enhance their appearance.
Serving Suggestions:
- Mixed cookies: Serve a mix of your favorite cookie varieties in various colored liners for a delightful display.
- Themed parties: Choose liners that fit the occasion—such as pastel colors for a spring event or spooky designs for a Halloween gathering.
By using cupcake liners creatively, you can elevate your peanut butter cornflake cookies presentation and create a more enjoyable experience for your guests!
Peanut Butter Cornflake Cookies
A delicious, easy to make no-bake cookie using only five ingredients.
- Prep Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: varies
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 (10-ounce) bag miniature marshmallows (or 6 cups)
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 6 cups corn flakes
Instructions
- In a large pot, over medium low heat, melt the butter.
- Pour the marshmallows into the pot and stir until completely melted.
- Add peanut butter and vanilla extract and mix until thoroughly combined and peanut butter has melted. Remove from heat.
- Add the cornflakes to the marshmallow-peanut butter mixture and, with a rubber spatula, mix gently until thoroughly coated.
- Using a tablespoon or small cookie scoop, mound mixture on a cookie sheet.
- Allow cookies to cool and harden for at least 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
I like to place each cookie into a colorful standard cupcake liner after they have cooled.

