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Cheerios Cookies

Peanut butter oatmeal cookies, with chocolate chips AND (!!!) Honey Nut Cheerios added into the cookie dough!  Because when this girl has leftover Cheerios, she puts them to use.  This recipe is super easy to whip up and makes a lot of cookies.  And because there’s cereal in them, we get to eat them for breakfast 🙂

So remember when I made my Cheerios and Cookies Marshmallow Treats??  Well I had about three cups of Honey Nut Cheerios left.  I put the leftover bag of Cheerios in the pantry, by the rest of the cereal that Ethan eats for breakfast.  Totally forgetting about my conversation with Ethan (and James for that matter), about eating up whatever box of cereal, cookies or chips or crackers they open before opening a new package.  Because at one time I had a pantry full of several opened, half-eaten packages of cereal, chips and cookies.  And that drives me nuts because I can’t waste food.

So there’s that opened bag of Cheerios.  I left for work at o’dark thirty while both boys were still asleep.  Apparently Ethan got up to eat breakfast before James got up, saw the opened bag of (very unexciting) Cheerios and thought he had to eat them for breakfast.  Later Ethan asks James, “Why does Kelly buy me cereal that isn’t on my list of cereals I like?”  Hahahaha.  James was quick to tell him the Cheerios were from the marshmallow treats I had made, and not necessarily for breakfast.

Once James repeated that story to me, I decided to use up the rest of the Cheerios by putting them into cookies!!  Cookies that Ethan loved and ate in his lunch everyday at school.  Who doesn’t like Cheerios now?!  Hehehe.

Cheerios Cookies

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Serves: 30 Cooking Time: 10-11 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (I used Rodelle Baker's Extract)
  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 cup quick-cooking oats
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 3 cups Honey Nut Cheerios

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 375-degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.

2

In the bowl of a stand mixer, affixed with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the peanut butter and vanilla extract. Mix on medium-high speed until fully incorporated. Add the egg and water and mix until combined.

3

Change the mixer to low speed and add the flour, baking soda, cornstarch and oats. Mix until barely combined. Remove the bowl from the stand mixer and fold in the chocolate chips and Cherrios. Scoop medium-sized cookie dough balls out onto prepared cookie sheet.

4

Bake in 375-degree oven for 10-minutes. Let baked cookies set on the cookie sheet for several minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

So before you go….tell me:

  • What would you put Cheerios in (besides a bowl of milk hahaha)?

  • What is your favorite variety of Cheerios??

LEAVE ME A COMMENT BELOW!!

XOXO,

Kelly

PS- I have linked this post up at the following link parties: Meal Plan Monday, Foodie Friday, Pretty Pintastic Party, The Pin Junkie.

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January 22, 2019 By
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I am a self taught baker that enjoys baking from scratch and learning the science behind baking in order to create new recipes! I started this blog so I could share with you the yummy recipes I am making in my kitchen, but also to have some fun and laughs along the way!

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12 Comments

  • Reply
    Laura
    January 22, 2019 at 2:06 PM

    What a great idea for leftover Cheerios, Kelly! (Or any cereal for that matter!) I hate wasting food, too – why doesn’t anyone like the last remaining serving of anything? Awesome cookies though!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      January 25, 2019 at 7:00 AM

      Thanks Laura!! I totally agree with you 🙂 XOXO

  • Reply
    Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen
    January 23, 2019 at 8:55 AM

    Cheerios are my very favorite cereal but I was only allowed to eat the regular ones growing up–even though I always asked for honey nut. I think I’ll relive my childhood by making these cookies–they look delicious!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      January 25, 2019 at 7:01 AM

      Thanks Kelsie!! You definitely need to relive your childhood by making these cookies 🙂 XOXO

  • Reply
    Maria | kitchenathoskins
    January 24, 2019 at 10:35 PM

    I totally love the cheerios in cookies, how creative!! Cheerios are always a pantry staple in my home, we have plenty around. I’m totally gonna try these:)

    • Reply
      Kelly
      January 25, 2019 at 7:04 AM

      Awesome! I hope you try these Maria! XOXO

  • Reply
    angie
    January 25, 2019 at 8:56 PM

    this is a very cool and new recipe to me I will be trying rather soon
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    • Reply
      Kelly
      January 26, 2019 at 6:05 AM

      Thanks Angie! Let me know what you think if you make these 🙂

  • Reply
    Amy
    January 26, 2019 at 9:53 PM

    I like your idea of breakfast. These cookies sound delicious.

    • Reply
      Kelly
      January 29, 2019 at 9:02 AM

      Thank you Amy!! XOXO

  • Reply
    rawsonjl
    January 29, 2019 at 11:27 AM

    I bet they give a nice added texture! What a fun idea. Pinned.

    • Reply
      Kelly
      January 31, 2019 at 7:51 AM

      Thank you! And the Cheerios definitely add a nice texture to the cookies!!

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