Comments on: Corn Flakes and Cookies: An old recipe

By: gerald

gerald — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:44:16 +0000

Ash, I missed this post before but so glad you sent it to me. Now that dear sweet Aunt Abe is gone, her handwriting on the recipe brought back sweet memories. She did indeed bake and some her treats, like grandma’s, simply can’t be replaced. Although I must say she wasn’t much of a cook. Having lived with her for a year while going to SPU, I recall mostly fried drumsticks and pancakes. That was about as far as her culinary skills went. But what she did miss in gourmet cooking she more than made up for with her humor, all-inclusive friendships, her love of just being together, playing games and laughing, laughing, laughing.

By: Bunnee

Bunnee — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:26:30 +0000

One of my great aunts was the baker in the family. Her recipes consisted of a list of ingredients (with amounts). That’s it. No directions at all. Takes some practice before the results are the same!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:16:23 +0000

I like finding old hand-written recipes. This sounds really intriguing to me. Cornflakes, huh? I’ll have to give it a try.

By: amy

amy — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:56:31 +0000

nomnom!:)

By: Gabe Rodriguez

Gabe Rodriguez — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:43:44 +0000

i love those little hands.

By: artisansweets

artisansweets — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:52:24 +0000

Freezer would be good too.
The Co-op and Terra Organica in Bellingham carry Turbinado sugar. I am sure you can order in online too. I link to it in my Amazon store. But really they are great with out it too. The addition of that sugar just gives the cookie a bit more dimension and a little sugary crunch.
You can use any salt really. I like the size of the flakes of the ones I mentioned. The salt just adds some more dimension to the cookies. You can omit that if you like as well. Or just sprinkle a tiny amount of regular salt just before going into the oven.

By: Brandi

Brandi — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:47:18 +0000

Fridge huh? I always thought it was the freezer, but I guess fridge makes more sense. Either way, I remember them being cold and oh so tasty! Want to try your latest choc chip recipe Ash, but have never heard of the “t” sugar. Help!! Don’t have the salt either. I’m pretty basic! lol….let me know!

By: Christy

Christy — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:52:08 +0000

I just made these for a family road trip tomorrow. Of course, I had to sample one of them – so yummy! Thanks for sharing.

By: lynda

lynda — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:54:23 +0000

I enjoyed a trip down memory lane thinking about my grandmother’s handwritten recipe book, too. I made mention of your lovely post in my most recent post, as well as another cornflake treat you might enjoy!

By: artisansweets

artisansweets — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:24:57 +0000

Brianne – You are so right! Now I have to make another batch just so I can eat them cold. Although I had never heard of corn flakes in a cookie before one bite and they tasted so familiar.