Chocolate cornflake cookies

Name: Chocolate cornflake cookies
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 150g plain flour; 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 100g butter, softened; 100g soft light brown sugar; 1 egg; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 50g cornflakes, lightly crushed; 100g milk chocolate, chopped

Crunchy cornflakes and milk chocolate in a chewy cookie, easy enough for children to make.

Vegetarian

Time30 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.15 a head
Oven180°C (160°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

14 cookies

Ingredients

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150 gplain flour
½ tspbicarbonate of soda
100 gbuttersoftened
100 gsoft light brown sugar
1egg
1 tspvanilla extract
50 gcornflakeslightly crushed
100 gmilk chocolatechopped

Method

1
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Line two trays.
2
Beat the butter and sugar until creamy, then beat in the egg and vanilla.
3
Stir in the flour and bicarbonate of soda, then the chocolate.
4
Roll the dough into 14 balls and roll each in the crushed cornflakes.
5
Space apart on the trays and flatten a little. Bake for 12 minutes until golden.
12 min
6
Cool on the tray for 5 minutes before moving.

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