Corn flakes, coconut, marshmallows and two kinds of chocolate collide to create these chewy, crunchy, crazy delicious Corn Flake Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies that are love at first bite!
These are the cookies of all cookies, y’all! They’ve got it all going on and they’re GREAT!
Thin, chewy, crispy around the edges, crunchy from the corn flakes, gooey from the melted marshmallows, coconut-ty, chocolaty and crazy delicious!
Might be my new favorite cookies!
I was asked to judge the cookie contest at the State Fair of Texas recently (lucky me!) and the “best in show” cookie out of 240+ entries went to Carol Adamek for baking and entering the Momofuku Milk Bar recipe for corn flake chocolate chip cookies. They were awesome cookies and well deserving of the title! I might have snuck one to take home with me after the contest! 😉
After the cookie contest, I was asked to show how to bake these yummy cookies on Good Morning Texas in a recap segment of the cookie contest, but after baking and eating a batch just like the Momofuku recipe, I decided to adapt them a bit and boy did they turn out tasty!
Instead of making a corn flake crunch, which I thought made the cookies a little too sweet, I just used plain corn flakes. I also added coconut, upped the vanilla, reduced the salt and added a bit more chocolate for the perfect balance of taste and texture. I refrigerated the dough before baking it to prevent them from spreading out too much.
You’ve gotta bake these cookies! They’re out of this world delicious!
Enjoy!
xoxo,
Corn Flake Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 14 mins
- Total Time: 24 mins
- Yield: 36 cookies
- Category: Dessert
Description
Corn flakes, coconut, marshmallows and two kinds of chocolate collide to create a chewy, crunchy, crazy delicious cookie that’s love at first bite!
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1 and 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 cups corn flakes cereal
- 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
- 1 cup mini marshmallows, plus more for garnishing
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, plus more for garnishing
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips, plus more for garnishing
Instructions
- In the bowl of any electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and sugars until creamy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until well combined.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and beat on low speed until just combined. Stir in the corn flakes, coconut, marshmallows and chocolate chips.
- Scoop 2 tablespoon portions of dough onto a sheet pan. Garnish each mound of a dough with a few mini marshmallows and chocolate chips, if desired.
- Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Remove the chilled cookie dough from the refrigerator and place a few inches apart on the parchment-lined baking sheets. Cookies will spread.
- Bake for about 14 minutes or until cookies are browned around the edges and a little undercooked in the center. Cool cookies completely on the baking sheets. Repeat with remaining cookie dough.
These look amazing! My batch is in the refrigerator and I’m having a hard time not eating more of the cookie dough!
Hi, Cheri! I know — the dough is amazing. I can’t wait to hear how they turn out!
What can be used in place of marshmallows?
Hi, Vonnie! You can just leave the marshmallows out. They don’t bind any of the ingredients so you’re fine to just omit them. Hope this helps! Enjoy!
Have you ever tried almond flour for a gluten free version? Wondering if the almond would add a good touch, or be too many flavors…?
Hi April! I haven’t tested this recipe with almond flour, but it’s certainly worth a try. I think the almond flavor would be a nice flavor and texture compliment to these cookies. Enjoy!
Can the marshmallows be omitted?
Hi Marsha! Yes, they can be omitted with no worries about substituting anything for them. Enjoy!
I’ve gotta make these! So yummy!
I tried a momofuku cookie for the first time this year! I’m sure the coconut only makes your cookies more amazing! Yum!
Oh my goodness, these sound amaaaaazing! I love the different textures going on with the marshmallows, coconut, and corn flakes! Sounds like an awesome combination 🙂
LOVE that you added corn flakes to these cookies!! Must try asap 🙂