Corn Flakes Macaroons

Submitted by HeatherFeather

"This is another recipe I used to make every Christmas as a kid, all by myself. Sticky, sweet, messy...I had so much fun making and eating them. Originally from the "Jones Farm Country Kitchen" community cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 18mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 3 dozen

ingredients

• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup dried coconut, shredded (I used the sweetened kind in bags)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups corn flakes cereal
• candied cherry, halved (optional)

directions

1. Mix everything except the cherries together.
2. Drop in small mounds onto parchment lined baking sheets (using 2 spoons to help smoosh the mixture into a mound - be patient here, it will look somewhat too loose, but as it cooks it melts together.
3. Garnish with a cherry half if desired, pretty down gently.
4. Bake about 8-10 minutes, in a preheated 350°F oven.
5. Allow to cool a bit on the baking sheets before carefully removing to racks to cool - but not too long or they will harden up too much.