At one point or another, we’ve all just craved a big bowl of cereal for dessert. Those crunchy bites of your favorite morning grain just hit the spot like nothing else. Cereal Cookies embrace that feeling and let you skip the bowl of milk! Your favorite cereal is now suspended in a hearty, sweet, and rich cookie, infused with peanut butter flavor and with a few bites of raisins for a refreshing fruity touch. Serve up Cereal Cookies for dessert for a cheer from the crowd or serve them at breakfast to really get the day started on the best foot!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup raisins
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups cereal, of your choice
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Step 2 –Stir the sugar, the butter, the peanut butter, the water, the vanilla, and the egg in a large bowl.
Step 3 –Stir the flour, the oats, the raisins, the baking soda, and the salt into the butter mixture.
Step 4 –Stir the cereal into the butter mixture.
Step 5 –Pour the cereal into an ungreased 9×13-inch baking pan.
Step 6 –Bake until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.
Step 7 –Cool and cut into bars, then serve.
