Cornflake Wreath Cookies

Makes about 12

1/2 cup butter
3 cups miniature marshmallows
1/2 tsp almond extract
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp green food color
4 cups corn flakes
red hot candies
silver dragées

Melt butter, add marshmallows, stirring until all marshmallows are melted. Add extracts and food coloring; stir until it is a uniform green color. When mixture is smooth, add corn flakes; mix well but gently so as not to crush the cornflakes. Form into 3" wreath shapes on sheets of waxed paper, decorate with red cinnamon candies and silver dragées. Let cool.

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  Aja in Michigan  Dec 10, 2009
Would make this again.
Great recipe, I make them every year and they are a huge hit!

TIP: Be sure to coat your wax paper with butter to ensure they release from the wax paper easier. This will help prevent little pieces of wax paper tearing off and sticking to the cookies.

These taste similar to a Rice Krispie treat, for those that have never tried these cookies and may be wondering what they are like. five stars

  Tara in Ontario Canada  Dec 10, 2009
Would make this again.
This was just like the ones we made in grade school, chewier than a rice crispy square, but the same idea. Nice green colour too. We used swedish berries (big ones) cut into quarters as bows and red shoestring licorice to make ribbons. Yeilds 1 dozen 3 inch wreaths with a one inch hole in center. five stars

  A cookie baker in St. Paul, Mn.  Dec 9, 2009
Would make this again.
These wreaths are great. I made them gluten-free and dairy-free because my granddaughter has Celiacs. Good and pretty, however, they're a real challenge to form into a wreath shape before the mixture gets too hard. I got 27 wreaths out of one batch - you can get more if you can work faster to make them. Mine got pretty big at the end.
Enjoy five stars

  Christy in New Mexico  Dec 8, 2009
Would make this again.
These were so simple to make and very festive. Everybody loved em. five stars

  A cookie baker  Dec 2, 2009
Would make this again.
yum... four stars

  A cookie baker in Las Vegas  Nov 28, 2009
Would make this again.
I used to make these all the time. Then I moved and lost the recipe. I'm so glad I was able to find it again. They are very festive and delicous!!!!!!!!!!!! five stars

  Susan in Baltimore  Nov 17, 2009
Would make this again.
Have been using this recipe for 10 yrs or more, but instead of wreaths which use alot, we make 2 small ovals, connect it at one point to make a small "V" shape, and call them Holly Clusters. Yeilds alot more of them per batch, smaller bit sized, so there is no gooey mess. five stars

  Diana in CT  Dec 23, 2008
Would make this again.
My grandma made these every year and they are by far my favorite to make and eat! People of any age love these when I bring them to cookie swaps. five stars

  Heather in Sacramento  Dec 21, 2008
Would make this again.
When shaping the wreaths, it helps to butter your fingers so they don't stick to you! I've made hundreds over the years and they are still my favorite holiday treat! five stars

  Brenda in in Orlando  Dec 21, 2008
Would make this again.
I remember these cookies from elementary school...so good. It's also fun to make one giant wreath, and then people can cut a piece off like a bundt cake. Easier to form and less beat-the-clock that way. five stars

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