Christmas Crunchies are a delicious vintage cookie loaded with oatmeal, coconut, corn flakes and pecans.
Author:A Family Feast
Prep Time:15 mins
Cook Time:12 mins
Total Time:27 minutes
Yield:Serves 18 1x
Category:Cookie
Method:Baked
Cuisine:American
Ingredients
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Non-stick cooking spray
1cupall-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2cupunsalted butter, softened
1/2cupgranulated sugar
1/2cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1cupregular rolled oats, uncooked
1cupcorn flakes
1/2cup shredded sweetened coconut
1/2cup coarsely chopped pecans
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper, very lightly spray parchment with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir to combine with a whisk. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and both sugars until well combined. Add egg and beat until light and fluffy. Stir in the vanilla extract.
Add flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix to thoroughly combine. Fold in oats, corn flakes, coconut and pecans, mixing until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls approximately 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are very lightly golden brown. Cool cookies on wire rack.