Chocolate/Peanut Butter Candy Cookies

Besides chocolate and peanut butter, this candy "cookie," has an unusual third ingredient. If you can believe it, cornflakes! Yep. Cornflakes are one of Lauren's favorite kinds of cereal and she is pretty much the only one that eats that kind in this house. The last time she was home before Thanksgiving was in the middle of September! Somehow, the box of cornflakes got shoved to the side and back of our pantry. These candy "cookies" are not baked in the oven, they firm up in the fridge. I asked the hubby what he thought these tasted like. He said, "corn flakes with peanut butter and chocolate!" Personally, I can't taste the corn flakes at all, I think they add a certain "crunch," that will keep your friends and family guessing!!!

 

12-ounce package semi-sweet chocolate morsels

1 cup smooth peanut butter

2 1/2 cups cornflakes, crushed

 

In a large gallon-sized zipper top plastic bag, crush enough cornflakes to make 2 1/2 cups. Set aside. In medium saucepan, melt the morsels and peanut butter over low heat until smooth and all the morsels are melted. Remove from heat and add the crushed cornflakes with a large spoon. Combine well.  Put a piece of wax paper on a jelly roll pan. Drop onto the wax paper using two tablespoons. I made my cookies kind of  big, so it made 18. Please feel free to make as big or small as you want.  Put in the fridge for a minimum of two hours or until set. Keep covered in a container in the fridge for up to one week.