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We are a cereal loving family. As much as I would like to claim that I bake every morning or prepare eggs and toast, I have to admit that doesn’t happen all the time. At least two mornings a week the kids have cereal before they are off to school. When the opportunity came up to bake up a recipe and write about Honey Bunches of Oats, I gamely came on board. Recipes using boxed cereal have been around as long as cereal has and usually are some of the tastiest recipes out there. I chose to bake up the Honey Bunches of Oats cookies as they were simple, fast and I liked the ingredients.
From the Postfoods.ca website:
- 1/3 cup non-hydrogenated margarine ( I changed this to butter!(
- 1/2 cup light smooth peanut butter
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 2 cups Post Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds cereal
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Beat margarine, peanut butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in egg. Add flour and baking powder; mix well. Stir in cereal.
2. Drop tablespoonfuls of dough, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets.
3. Bake 8 to 10 min. or until lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 5 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
Honey Bunches of Oats cereal is basically granola clusters and a bunch of delicious flakes with a bit of honey. They made a fabulous drop cookie that we all enjoyed, plus peanut butter in any cookie makes it a favorite! I tend to see cereal as a treat in our household but I also like to make sure that it’s not loaded with sugar and has some nutritional benefits in it! Plus, the ones with nuts would have more protein, something I am always keeping an eye out for in cereals.
Love, Karlynn
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- Prep Time
- 5 minutes
- Cook Time
- 10 minutes
- Total Time
- 15 minutes
- Course
- Dessert
- Cuisine
- American
- Servings
- 24
- Calories
- 97
- Author
- Karlynn Johnston
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup salted butter
- 1/2 cup light smooth peanut butter
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon . baking powder
- 2 cups Post Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds cereal
Instructions
- Beat the butter, peanut butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in egg.
- Add flour and baking powder; mix well.
- Stir in cereal.
- Drop tablespoonfuls of dough, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets.
- Bake 8 to 10 min. or until lightly browned.
- Cool on baking sheets 5 min.
- Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
Nutrition Information
All calories and info are based on a third party calculator and are only an estimate. Actual nutritional info will vary with brands used, your measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
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Cris Wood says
giving four stars for taste, because they taste great! One point off for some vital missing information. I baked mine for 15 minutes at 350, and used room temperature butter. I rolled mine into about 1 inch balls and baked them that way. the kid and i love ‘em!
Luann says
It doesn’t say what temperature to bake at
Melinda says
Can you make bars instead of cookies?
I think I will try.
Tamela boan says
Do I need to put cereal through the food processor first
bri says
weird texture