This is one of my older posts from back when I first discovered this recipe. I like it so much I have it on the blog twice! I should consolidate the Cheerio Cookies at some point, but they have ratings from different people and I don't know how to consolidate those. Anyhow, these are tried and true and very tasty. I've added a couple of new photos of the cookies, still very brown, which is the way we like them.
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I found this Cheerio Cookies recipe a few weeks ago and thought it sounded both interesting and practical - a good way to use up a box of Cheerios. Not that there's anything wrong with plain Cheerios, but sometimes you need to use up one cereal to make room for a box of some new cereal.
Unfortunately, the plan backfired. The cookies were so good I am now tempted to go buy another box of Cheerios. Well, not really, but that could happen. These cookies are thick, have a bit of a crunch from the cereal, and a hint of oaty, nutty flavor. The peanut butter is barely noticeable, but don't leave it out because it's important to the overall outcome of the cookie.
Final note. I was worried the cookies might look weird with whole Cheerios sticking out of them, so a put the Cheerios in the food processor and pulsed it just enough to chop the O's. This worked very well, but I think the cookies would be fine without processing the cereal.
Recipe
Cheerio Cookies
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter room temp. (114 grams)
- ½ cup granulated sugar (100 grams)
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed (100 grams)
- ¼ cup peanut butter (64 grams)
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup all purpose flour (130 grams)
- ½ teaspoon EACH - baking powder baking soda and salt.
- ½ cup quick cooking oats
- 1 ½ cups Cheerios
- 1 ⅓ cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375° F. Line a couple of cookie sheets with parchment or just leave ungreased. Note: If you don't want your cookies quite as brown, you can bake at 350°F. You can also bake at 330°F convection for about 10-12 minutes.
- Cream the butter and both sugars with an electric mixer.
- On low speed, beat in the peanut butter, egg and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, then add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir until incorporated. Add the oatmeal, Cheerios and chocolate chips.
- Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls or medium size cookie scoops onto the cookie sheets.
- Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes.
Lisa C. says
I made these as our post soccer game snack - the girls and the parents LOVED them! I made two more double batches today because family wanted more... Awesome cookies! I followed the recipe exactly, using multi-grain cheerios instead of regular cheerios. Awesome cookie recipe -it's a keeper. Thanks!
Oh, I baked them in my convection @350 degrees for 10 minutes and that was perfect~
Anna says
Cat, your oven might be running a little hotter than 375 if the bottoms were severely burnt. If you've tested it and it's not, maybe try a different cookie sheet or stack two to get some insulation? Bottoms shouldn't be burnt at 10 minutes, but ovens and cookie sheets vary.
Cat says
Great cookies! Try them with raisins! They're a good subsitute for chocolate chips, if you're not much of a sweet tooth.
I think 375° was a bit too high of a temperature for the cookies though. The bottoms all turned out severely burnt. 🙁
Nevertheless, this is a wonderful recipe I would definitely recommend!
Janie says
A GREAT recipe! I used homemade granola instead of oatmeal and almond butter instead of peanut butter. They turned out so delicious! As always, do NOT over bake!
Lois says
What a great recipe! Cookies are crispy and have wonderful flavor. I doubled the recipe right away and glad I did! Thank you so much for sharing!
Carol says
These are also great with butterscotch chips!
Cindy says
Anna, it's another great cookie recipe. There have been several I've wanted to try and I'm glad I tried this one. My guys love Cheerios and they add a nice crunch to the cookies. I highly recommend them.
Anna says
Hi Amy, I think almond butter or any other type of nut butter would work well. In fact, I plan to try these with almond butter in the near future. If you try it, let me know.
Amy W says
As a parent of a peanut allergic child, any idea what I can substitute for the peanut butter? Would the soy stuff work?
Anna says
Debbi, I loved the cookies too. In my personal file system, I have put them in the list of "Top Cookies".
Debbi says
These were absolutely delicious. If you like a crunchy cookie, you will love these. I did add more chocolate chips as they were for the kids and they love chocolate of course. You couldn't even tell these had oatmeal in them at all. I'll be making these again for sure! Thanks!
Lenore says
Those look and sound good...definitely adding them to the list of things to bake.
Happy Birthday to Fuzz (I've been browsing your blog for ages, have tried several of your recipes, but never left a comment)!
Anonymous says
Cheerio cookies sounds very intriguing! I'm adding these to my list of cookies to make.
Anonymous says
Happy BDAY to Fuzz (albeit a bit late)! Those cheerio cookies look fun - a nice change from rice krispies bars. 🙂 Must try soon!
Hannah says
What a great idea for using up extra cereal! I bet this would be great using a bunch of different varieties, too... Thanks for the inspiration!