Breakfast Cereal Cookies

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Delicious snacking cookies made with Post Honey Bunches of Oats Crunch O's Cereal.

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My family was talking about snacks the other day, and the idea of making snacks with breakfast cereal came up. Obviously the most used idea for this is making bars with cereal, but I wanted to try making something different. So I decided to try my hand at making some breakfast cereal cookies for a different snack.

The kids and I headed to Walmart to see what kinds of cereal would be good in cookies.  I don't know about you, but sometimes the cereal aisle can be overwhelming!  There are so many choices!  We love Honey Bunches of Oats cereal for breakfast, and we were surprised to see several new varieties of Post cereals at Walmart, including a fun new Kung Fu Panda Po Power Crunch cereal inspired by the movie!

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We decided to try the new Honey Bunches of Oats Crunch O's cereal, which my local Walmart offered in 2 varieties: Honey Crunch O's and Almond Crunch O's. Turning it into a snack seemed like a simple idea.  We also grabbed a bag of Berry Colossal Crunch cereal, since we enjoy munching on dry Berry Colossal Crunch for a snack as well.

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Coming up with a recipe for breakfast cereal cookies took a little trial and error, but the final product turned out great!  My kids loved that the cookies, and they were easy enough for the kids to help bake.  And they thought it was hilarious to be eating cereal in cookies! 

These breakfast cereal cookies are a great grab-and-go snack, and I loved how easy they were to make.  The recipe makes about 2 dozen cookies.  If you want more cookies, you can easily double the recipe, especially since the cookies freeze well.

Breakfast Cereal Cookies made with Post Honey Bunches of Oats Crunch O's Cereal #CerealAnytime #ad

Breakfast Cereal Cookies made with Post Honey Bunches of Oats Crunch O's Cereal #CerealAnytime #ad

Breakfast Cereal Cookies made with Post Honey Bunches of Oats Crunch O's Cereal #CerealAnytime #ad

Breakfast Cereal Cookies made with Post Honey Bunches of Oats Crunch O's Cereal #CerealAnytime #ad

Breakfast Cereal Cookies made with Post Honey Bunches of Oats Crunch O's Cereal #CerealAnytime #ad

Breakfast Cereal Cookies

Breakfast Cereal Cookies

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter,, softened
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ cups Honey Bunches of Oats Crunch O's cereal

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350º.
  2. Cream together butter and sugar.
  3. Mix in vanilla and egg.
  4. Stir in flour, soda and salt.
  5. Fold in Honey Bunches of Oats Crunch O's cereal.
  6. Spoon by the Tablespoon-full onto a cookie sheet.
  7. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until tops are slightly golden and edges are set.
 Breakfast Cereal Cookies made with Post Honey Bunches of Oats Crunch O's Cereal #CerealAnytime #ad

My family loves eating breakfast together.  It's a great way to start our day, and I love the variety of cereals Post offers that allow us to enjoy our breakfast together.  But even more than that, I love that their cereals are ones that we can enjoy as snacks as well-- like in these delicious cookies!

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60 Comments

  1. Making these, right now. Glad I made them tsp sized. Tbs would have been huge. They smell wonderful baking. I always have to add my own twist to everything. I added walnuts, dried cranberries and coconut. Taking these camping for a quick go to breakfast.

  2. I should buy stock on Post because all my kid has for breakfast is the Vanilla Bunches of Oats. He'd love this variety as a go to snack! Thank you 🙂

  3. Yum! We love Honey Bunches of Oats! Converting them into a breakfast cookie, is a fantastic idea!

  4. I have never thought about using cereal in cookies! My daughter is an up and coming baker and I'm sharing this recipe with her!

  5. This is such a great idea 🙂 we like to make muffins to eat, and often make silly flavor combos like lime and cranberry or pb&j. I think my son would love these breakfast cookies!

  6. These cookies look delicious! I love the idea of picking my favorite cereals and making it into a portable breakfast treat.

  7. I like the using of the cereal. I've never make cereal cookies before, so I certainly will make this recipe.

  8. I love this! I would've never thought to incorporate cereal into a cookie! I've not tried either of the new flavors, but love the almond HBoO. They're my fav breakfast cereal.

  9. Love this idea. so easy to just grab on the way out the door and so tasty too. Thanks for sharing.

  10. Ooh how delicious these cookies look absolutely divine. I never have breakfast because its too heavy on my stomach so perhaps I should try these!

    1. You should! Breakfast is an important part of the day, and maybe this would be the perfect compromise!