Gluten-free Cornflake Cookies

Update this old Aussie staple with a few gluten-free ingredients

Gluten-free Cornflake Cookies

Kate Crocker

This old Aussie staple gets a gluten-free update

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Course Snack

Cuisine Australian

Servings 16 cookies

Equipment

• Baking sheet
• Large and medium mixing bowls
• Mixing spoon
• Kitchen scales

Ingredients

  

• 280 g gluten-free plain flour
• 10 g psyllium husk
• 100 g brown sugar
• 180 g unsalted butter, melted
• 140 g sultanas
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 80 g gluten-free cornflakes

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius (conventional oven) or 160 degrees celsius (fan-forced oven)
• Grease and line a large baking sheet or cookie tray
• Put flour, psyllium husk, sugar, butter, sultanas and eggs into a large bowl
• Mix well until combined
• Put cornflakes into a separate smaller bowl
• With clean hands, gently roll heaped dessert-spoonfuls of the mixture and flatten a little using the palms of your hands until you have a disc
• Put each disc into the bowl of cornflakes and gently press to get the cornflakes sticking to the disc
• Place disc onto baking tray and repeat until all mixture is used
• Allow room on the baking tray for spreading
• Bake for 20 minutes
• Allow cookies to cool on tray

Keyword gluten-free, gluten-free kids, lunchbox, recess snack

School reunions and gluten-free cornflake cookies

I went to my school reunion on Saturday night. It was the first reunion that my year level has had in the 25 years since we finished year 12. (That’s right, I’m not a day over 35. Or maybe just a few days.)

I had quite a few reservations about going because I went to a country high school and it was socially a tricky time for me, so wasn’t really sure I’d be happy to be there, but I’m so glad I went.

I reconnected with lots of old friends and had a great time finding out how everyone spent the last 25 years. My favourite story was the classmate who went on to become a teacher. She now trains teachers how to better teach maths. Seriously, that is ALL KINDS of awesome. If that role had existed when I was at school, maybe I’d have had more mathematical ability.

I also really loved that we were all talking about ourselves and not our kids for a change. As much as I love my kids, the life stories were it and a bit that night.

My other favourite story was the classmate who told me that his stepson was gluten-free and he’d come across a great website full of gluten-free recipes, only to discover that it was my site! It’s always nice to know that someone’s reading.

So, what does all of this have to do with gluten-free cornflake cookies? Absolutely nothing, as it happens. Just felt like a ramble. But I did love cornflake cookies as a kid, so there’s a loose connection there, I guess.

These cookies are low in sugar and are great for a recess-time or after school snack. They won’t freeze very well because the cornflakes will go soggy, but they can be stored in an airtight container for two to three days.

Enjoy!