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No Bake Christmas Wreath Cookies

Modified: Dec 6, 2023 · Published: Dec 9, 2020

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Christmas wreath cookies are by far the easiest and fun Christmas cookies. Made using cornflakes and marshmallows these no bake cookies are festive, fun to make with kids.

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  • 📋Easy Christmas Wreath Cookies

Why this cornflakes Christmas wreath cookies works

  1. What’s Christmas without the wreath? Now that you have the most beautiful Christmas wreath hanging on your front door, it’s time to get into the kitchen and make some tasty wreath treats!
  2. A fun family activity to get kids involved in the kitchen.
  3. Christmas wreath cookies are retro treats! Cornflakes, marshmallows, butter, and green gel food colors are combined to make a sweet treat that resembles a Christmas wreath. It’s pretty, it’s gooey, it’s sweet, it’s delicious! It’s guaranteed to be a huge hit with the kids and adults alike.
  4. To give it a complete festive wreath look, place red hots – mini round candies on top of the wreath. Against the bright green cornflake wreath cookies, red hots stand out and make it look all festive and pretty.
  5. Use your favorite candy to decorate the wreath cookies. You can use licorice ropes twisted to bow for decoration. Sprinkles make a great addition too. Use your creativity and decorate the cookies however you like.

Ingredients

Using three main ingredients plus green gel food color and red hots you’ll have the most festive treats ready in about 20 minutes for your holiday cookie tray.

Here’s what you’ll need-

  • Cornflakes
  • Butter
  • Marshmallow
  • Green food color gel
  • Red hots candies
  • Vanilla extract, almond extract.

All ingredients’ exact measurements are mentioned in the recipe card below.

ingredients for Christmas wreath cookies
  • Cornflake cereal – plain cornflake cereal is the best choice. If you substitute cornflakes with other varieties like frosted cornflakes, remember the flavor and taste may vary. Frosted cornflakes will turn cookies more sweeter. Cornflakes cereal can be swapped with other cereal, keep in mind the shape of the cookie matters and depends on the cereal type. Cheerios or rice krispie cereal are the best substitutes for cornflakes.
  • Marshmallow – always use fresh marshmallows, it helps bind the cereal together to give it the fancy wreath shape. Mini marshmallows are best if you can get mini marshmallow substitute with large marshmallows.
  • Butter – helps in melting marshmallows.
  • Green food color – use gel food color.
  • Red candies – red hots or mini M&M’s work best. Feel free to use peel ‘n twist twizzlers for wreath decoration. You can also use sprinkles, edible glitter dust, or other decorations.
  • Vanilla and almond extract – to add flavor. Use both, or use vanilla extract alone.

How to make cornflakes Christmas wreath cookies

Step 1 – Line baking tray with parchment paper greased with oil or butter.

Step 2- Microwave butter and marshmallow in a microwave-safe bowl for 30 seconds increments until marshmallow melts.

melting marshmallow and butter in microwave

Pro-Tip – Do not use old marshmallows. It won’t melt the way you want it to.

Cook’s Tip – it’s ok if marshmallows are not fully melted and you see tiny bits of marshmallows. Do not get tempted to overheat marshmallows. The residue heat of the bowl will melt the marshmallows completely. Just try stirring.

Step 3 – When marshmallow fully melts, add in green gel food color and vanilla and almond extract (I skipped almond extract).

green food color added to marshmallow melt

Step 4 – now add cornflakes. Work quickly but with gentle hands while folding cornflake cereal into marshmallow melt. Try not to break the cereal too much. Continue to stir until the cornflakes get completely blended.

cornflakes added to marshmallow melts
folding cornflakes cereal into marshmallow melts

Step 5 – Wear latex gloves before touching the mix. It’s easy to work if you have your gloves greased with butter. I worked with bare hands greased with butter. The food color I used did not stick to my hands at all.

Remove a spoonful of the “dough”. Note this “dough” is going to be gooey, sticky, and tricky to work with. The trick here is to work fast.

Step 6 – Place the spoonful wreath “dough” over greased parchment paper. Shape it into a wreath by rounding the “dough” with a hole in the center to resemble a wreath.

shaping cornflakes wreath cookies
shaping cornflakes wreath cookies

Step 7 – quickly decorate the wreath cookies with red hot candies and red sour candy roll-ups for the bow. You can sprinkle gold or red sugar if you like.

decorating Christmas wreath cookies with red candies

Step 8 – Let the cookies set at room temperature for about 2 hours. You can refrigerate it for 30 minutes to speed up the process.

Step 9 – Cool completely before serving. Store it in air-tight containers once cooled completely.

Useful tips

  1. Do not add extra cornflake cereal, the cookies will turn dry.
  2. Always use fresh marshmallows. Old marshmallows won’t melt properly.
  3. Mini marshmallows are best as they melt quickly as compared to Jet-puffed large marshmallows.
  4. It’s ok if marshmallows are not fully melted and you see tiny bits of marshmallows. Do not get tempted to overheat marshmallows. The residue heat of the bowl will melt the marshmallows completely. Just try stirring.
  5. Almond extract along with vanilla extract adds yummy flavors. In place of almond extract, you can use peppermint extract too.
  6. Folding cornflakes gently is crucial. Try not to break the cereal too much. Wreath cookies won’t look their best with broken cereal.
  7. Work fast. Have a pair of helping hands decorate wreath cookies with candies and red sour bows before the cookies are set. The decorative ornaments won’t stick if you delay placing the decorative candies.

Variations

Generic brand cornflakes cereal (original, plain ones) are best. If you substitute cornflakes with other varieties like frosted cornflakes, remember the flavor and taste may vary. Frosted cornflakes will turn cookies more sweeter. Cornflakes cereal can be swapped with other cereal, keep in mind the shape of the cookie matters and depends on the cereal type. Cheerios or rice krispie cereal are the best substitutes for cornflakes.

Red hots candy can be swapped with mini M&M’s work best. Feel free to use peel ‘n twist Twizzlers for wreath decoration. You can also use sprinkles, edible glitter dust, or other decorations.

Storing Info

Store: Wait until wreath cookies are fully set and then store in airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

Freeze: You can also freeze it for up to 3 months.

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Christmas Cornflakes Wreath Cookies
Christmas wreath cookies made of cornflakes on decorative plate
5 from 9 votes

📋Easy Christmas Wreath Cookies

Jyothi Rajesh
Christmas wreath cookies are by far the easiest and fun Christmas cookies. Made using cornflakes and marshmallows these no-bake cookies are festive, and fun to make with kids.
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Chill Time 3 hours hrs
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 cookies
Calories 107

Ingredients
  

  • 1 stick butter
  • 10 ounce marshmallows
  • 1 ½ teaspoon green gel food color adjust the quantity depending on how bright or light you like
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract optional
  • 4 ½ cups cornflakes cereal
  • Red hot candies or mini red M&Ms

Instructions
 

  • Have a baking tray lined with parchment paper greased with oil or butter ready. Also, keep butter greased latex gloves near you.
  • Start by microwaving butter and marshmallow in a microwave-safe bowl for 30 seconds increments until the marshmallow melts.
    Pro-Tip – Do not use old marshmallows. It won’t melt the way you want it to.
  • Keep stirring at regular intervals. Once marshmallow fully melts, add in green gel food color and vanilla and almond extract (I skipped almond extract).
  • Into the bowl, add cornflakes. Gently fold in cornflake cereal into marshmallow melt. Try not to break the cereal too much. Stir until cornflake cereal in completely blended with marshmallows.
  • Wear your latex gloves. It’s easy to work if you have your gloves greased with butter.
  • With butter-greased glove hands, remove a spoonful of the “dough”. Note this “dough” is going to be gooey, sticky, and tricky to work with. The trick here is to work fast.
  • Place the spoonful wreath “dough” over greased parchment paper. Shape it into a wreath by rounding the “dough” with a hole in the center to resemble a wreath.
  • Very quickly with an extra pair of helping hands, decorate the wreath cookies with red hot candies, and red sour candy roll-ups for the bow. You can sprinkle gold or red sugar if you like.
  • Let the cookies set at room temperature for about 2 hours. You can refrigerate it for 30 minutes to speed up the setting process.
  • Cool completely before serving. For later use, store it in air-tight containers once cooled completely.

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Notes

    1. Do not add extra cornflake cereal, the cookies will turn dry.
    2. Always use fresh marshmallows. Old marshmallows won’t melt properly.
    3. Mini marshmallows are best as they melt quickly as compared to Jet-puffed large marshmallows.
    4. It’s ok if marshmallows are not fully melted and you see tiny bits of marshmallows. Do not get tempted to overheat marshmallows. The residue heat of the bowl will melt the marshmallows completely. Just try stirring.
    5. Almond extract along with vanilla extract adds yummy flavors. In place of almond extract, you can use peppermint extract too.
    6. Folding cornflakes gently is crucial. Try not to break the cereal too much. Wreath cookies won’t look their best with broken cereal.
    7. Work fast. Have a pair of helping hands decorate wreath cookies with candies and red sour bows before the cookies are set. The decorative ornaments won’t stick if you delay placing the decorative candies.
 
Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that the nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.
Nutritional values mentioned here are for single medium-sized cookies. Depending on your cookie size, these values may vary.

Nutrition

Calories: 107kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 1gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 144mgPotassium: 18mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 423IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 3mg
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I’m Jyothi Rajesh (Jo for short) and i’m the founder of the food blog, Curry Trail where I share my culinary Adventures. I live in Bangalore, India. I’m a mom of two beautiful kids. My passion is creating and sharing delicious and easy recipes for the home cook. I have been blogging since 2007 and many of my recipes have appeared in both online and print publications over the years. Learn more about Jyothi Rajesh.

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  1. Jenni LeBaron says

    December 23, 2019 at 12:18 pm

    5 stars
    These Christmas Wreath cookies are so delicious. We make a similar version every year for Christmas, but I’ve never added almond extract before. I’m glad I came across your recipe because it looks like my wreaths are going to get an upgrade this year now!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      December 23, 2019 at 1:36 pm

      Thank you Jenni

      Reply
  2. Lori | The Kitchen Whisperer says

    December 22, 2019 at 4:27 am

    5 stars
    Such a classic, retro treat. Gosh I can remember sitting at my grandmother’s kitchen table, green food dye all over me (it was my job to mix it together) with Christmas songs in the background.

    I haven’t thought about these in forever. Thank you so much for bringing back such incredible memories! Grandma would also decorate hers with little piped white chocolate snowflakes for a little “snow” magic.

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      December 23, 2019 at 1:36 pm

      Glad the post bought some memories back for you. Hope you try and like it, thank you Lori

      Reply
  3. Paula Montenegro says

    December 21, 2019 at 5:54 pm

    5 stars
    I love that they are no-bake, it’s summer here! I’m making these tomorrow with my nephews. They are amazing! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      December 21, 2019 at 7:00 pm

      Thank you

      Reply
  4. Uma Srinivas says

    December 21, 2019 at 7:15 am

    5 stars
    This Christmas cookie looks so yummy and creative. Yes, this will be such fun for kids during the holiday season.

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      December 21, 2019 at 7:00 pm

      Thank you

      Reply
  5. Veronika says

    December 21, 2019 at 12:25 am

    5 stars
    Wow! These cookies look so adorable and festive! I would never think that it’s so easy to make them! Definitely need to make them for Christmas!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      December 21, 2019 at 7:02 pm

      Thank you Veronika

      Reply
  6. Shelley says

    December 20, 2019 at 8:41 pm

    5 stars
    Oh, Jyothi – what fun! Seeing this post absolutely jolted me right back to my childhood, when we used to have wreath cookies like these. I haven’t thought about them for years and years, and I was so happy to find this recipe to be able to recreate them again! So adorable and festive – definitely a bright spot for any cookie tray and a real treat for kiddos, too!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      December 21, 2019 at 7:01 pm

      So glad you liked the recipe Shelley. Hope you give it a try

      Reply
  7. Danielle says

    December 20, 2019 at 5:22 pm

    5 stars
    These cookies are simply amazing – so cute and so colorful. They would certainly be great to surprise your friends with – they will love it!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      December 20, 2019 at 7:09 pm

      Thank you Danielle

      Reply
  8. Kelly Anthony says

    December 20, 2019 at 2:05 am

    5 stars
    How cute are these Christmas wreath cookies! My girls will love helping me make these next week.

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      December 20, 2019 at 7:09 pm

      Thank you Kelly

      Reply
  9. Leslie says

    December 19, 2019 at 7:30 am

    I’m loving this fun, Holiday treat! I always love the recipes that kids can help with. I love that each kid can customize their wreath too. So fun!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      December 19, 2019 at 10:52 am

      Glad you liked it Leslie. You are right, kids can have so much fun creating their own Christmas treat

      Reply
  10. Ben says

    December 17, 2019 at 12:23 am

    5 stars
    I have to make this! My Mama Ruby used to make Corn Flake cookies, so I know I’m going to love these.

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      December 17, 2019 at 8:31 pm

      Do try it Ben

      Reply

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