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Published: October 29, 2017 Last Modified: April 12, 2019 By Sara 33 Comments

Christmas Wreath Cookies

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This recipe for no-bake Christmas wreath cookies has just six ingredients and can be made in 15 minutes. These cornflake wreaths are a festive addition to your holiday dessert table!

This recipe for no-bake Christmas wreath cookies has just six ingredients and can be made in 15 minutes. These cornflake wreath cookies are a festive addition to your holiday dessert table!

These amazingly delicious little cornflake cookies are dressed up for the holidays, kids and adults alike adore them!

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Christmas wreath cookies with red candy berries on top.

Don’t these cheerful Christmas wreath cookies just put you in the holiday spirit?! Best of all, they’re super easy to make, you don’t even have to turn on the oven! The kids go CRAZY for these cookies, in fact, the first time I saw them was at a holiday tea at my girls’ preschool. They were enamored and we’ve been making them ever since.

A plate of green cornflake wreath cookies.

How to make Christmas Wreath Cookies

You only need a handful of ingredients for these cornflake wreaths – butter, marshmallows, cornflakes, green food color, vanilla and red candies. It’s like making rice krispy treats, but with cornflakes. You can either use red hot candies or red chocolate covered candies. I used mini red M&M’s here; I bought the Christmas variety that comes in red and green and had the kids sort out all the red ones. We used the leftover green M&M’s to decorate our gingerbread houses. Or you can just snack on them of course.

Red and green no bake Christmas wreath cookies.

While these cookies aren’t difficult to make, the “dough” is extremely sticky which can be a little tricky to shape into wreaths. After some trial and error, I found the best way to do this was to pack the cornflake mixture into a greased measuring cup, turn it out onto the cookie sheet, and then wet your fingers or coat them with cooking spray to form the hole in the middle of the wreath. You’ll want to add the red candies right away so that they adhere while the mixture is still tacky. I let my kids add the red candies while I shaped the cookies, in fact, my 5 year old did a better job than I did with the candy placement!

A platter of cornflake cookies shaped like wreaths.

These Christmas wreath cookies add a fun pop of color to any holiday cookie tray. They’re fun to make and even more fun to eat!

More festive holiday recipes

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This recipe for no-bake Christmas wreath cookies has just six ingredients and can be made in 15 minutes. These cornflake wreaths are a festive addition to your holiday dessert table!
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Christmas Wreath Cookies

This recipe for no-bake Christmas wreath cookies has just six ingredients and can be made in 10 minutes. These cornflake wreaths are a festive addition to your holiday dessert table! 
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 12 cookies
Calories 207kcal
Author Sara Welch

Ingredients

  • 1 stick of butter (1/2 cup)
  • 30 large marshmallows
  • 6 drops green gel food coloring or 1 and 1/4 teaspoons liquid green food coloring
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 5 cups cornflakes
  • 1 bottle of red hot candies or 1/2 cup red candy coated chocolates such as mini M&M's
  • cooking spray

Instructions

  • Line a sheet pan with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
  • Place the marshmallows and butter in a large bowl. Microwave in 30 second increments until melted.
  • Add the green food coloring and vanilla; stir until the marshmallow mixture is smooth.
  • Add the cornflakes to the bowl and gently stir to coat the cereal evenly with the marshmallow mixture.
  • Pack the mixture into a greased 1/4 cup measuring cup and turn out onto the sheet pan. Use your fingers to make a hole in the middle to form a wreath shape and decorate with red candies. It's easiest to form the wreath holes if your fingers are damp or coated in cooking spray.
  • Cool completely until firm and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 139mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g
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    Comments

    1. Suszyt says

      December 18, 2022 at 2:29 pm

      If liquid food coloring is used, is the recommended amount 1 1/4 teaspoons?

      Reply
      • Sara says

        December 19, 2022 at 8:33 am

        It’s 1 and 1/4 teaspoons

        Reply
    2. Midmodtom says

      December 4, 2022 at 7:11 am

      I’ve been looking for the best tips on making these and I have clearly found them here. Thank you!

      Reply
    3. Anne says

      November 8, 2022 at 5:08 am

      Hi,
      I live in a humid country and I want to make this and give it as Christmas gifts. If I pack it in bottles, must I place it in the fridge before giving?

      Reply
      • Sara says

        November 8, 2022 at 8:59 am

        What kind of bottles are you referring to? If it’s a warm climate I’d refrigerate them.

        Reply
    4. Sharon says

      December 3, 2021 at 7:08 pm

      5 stars
      Your so right…. my kids did go crazy for these cookies and even helped make them

      Reply
    5. Renee says

      December 23, 2020 at 8:48 pm

      I love these cookies so I tried making them and after they cooled they became hard as a rock. I used a saucepan instead of the microwave so maybe that’s what went wrong? I was hoping for soft and chewy.

      Reply
      • Sara says

        December 24, 2020 at 3:37 pm

        I’m guessing that you may have overcooked the the marshmallow mixture, how long did you cook it and at what temperature? The cookies can also become dense if you pack the mixture together in the measuring cup.

        Reply
    6. Toni says

      December 21, 2020 at 7:29 pm

      Can you use small marshmallows instead of the large ones and how many would you use?

      Reply
      • Sara says

        December 21, 2020 at 8:59 pm

        One regular marshmallow is the equivalent of 13 mini marshmallows!

        Reply
        • Tammy says

          January 9, 2022 at 1:11 pm

          5 large marshmallows is equal to 2/3 cup mini marshmallows according to grams on the packages. So 4 cups mini is equal to 30 large.

          Reply
    7. Jm says

      December 9, 2020 at 8:41 am

      How long do the wreath cookies last?

      Reply
      • Sara says

        December 9, 2020 at 4:45 pm

        They should be good for a week!

        Reply
      • Annie says

        December 23, 2020 at 5:39 pm

        They last about 30 minutes at my house!

        Reply
    8. colleen says

      December 10, 2019 at 12:17 pm

      for “make ahead” should these be frozen or just refrigerated ?

      Reply
      • Sara says

        December 10, 2019 at 1:37 pm

        You can freeze or refrigerate, I prefer to refrigerate them let them come to room temperature before serving.

        Reply
    9. Vickie Parker says

      December 7, 2019 at 9:31 am

      Can these wreaths be frozen?

      Reply
      • Sara says

        December 8, 2019 at 9:31 am

        That should be fine although I haven’t tried it myself!

        Reply
    10. George Ocheltree says

      December 9, 2017 at 5:33 pm

      5 stars
      I love making these. I used a mini donut pan to form these. It worked great. I’ll be making these for years to come.

      Reply
      • Karen Benedick says

        November 2, 2021 at 2:45 pm

        Thank you for this suggestion! I definitely try this!

        Reply
    11. BETH WAYMIRE (SUNNY) says

      December 3, 2017 at 9:47 pm

      5 stars
      Giggles, these are so cute, do you think that I could get away with giving these as goodies to new friends, my boys are all grown up, and we’ve moved, so I want to make a little something to thank some wonderful friends who have been great to us. Besides, my husband bought corn flake cereal and it’s not a real hit with me (don’t tell him, I don’t want to hurt his feelings)

      Reply
      • Matt Wilken says

        December 8, 2019 at 5:16 pm

        I always substitute cinnamon jelly bellies to protect my teeth from the hard red hots.

        Reply
    12. Michie says

      November 10, 2017 at 6:46 pm

      We used to make these all the time growing up…

      Reply
    13. Cheryl says

      December 21, 2016 at 8:13 pm

      5 stars
      I have made these many times and everyone LOVES them… one thing to remember is you need to work pretty quick.

      Reply
    14. Jean says

      December 3, 2016 at 12:20 pm

      My mom used to make a big wreath, instead of the smaller ones. She would make them for Christmas parties. During the party, the kids would pull off pieces and eat them! Occasionally she was able to cut it into pieces before the kids got to it. I have great memories of the fun we had taking the wreath apart…

      Reply
      • Casey says

        December 10, 2016 at 7:31 pm

        ❤️

        Reply
      • Leah says

        December 12, 2016 at 1:44 pm

        My mom made the big wreath when I was growing up too! 😉

        Reply
    15. Greg says

      December 1, 2016 at 10:56 am

      5 stars
      Love those cookies. They look like so much fun to make!

      Reply
    16. Shelley K. says

      December 1, 2016 at 5:50 am

      I make these every year but use almond extract instead of vanilla. To shape the wreaths, I put sandwich bags on my hands and spray a little Pam on them. Much easier to deal with the dough, and my hands don’t turn green!

      Reply
      • Sara says

        December 1, 2016 at 12:24 pm

        LOVE the sandwich bag idea!

        Reply
        • Joy says

          December 11, 2018 at 6:12 pm

          Great idea! I have plastic gloves that come with boxed hair color (unused)… they would work well too.

          Reply
      • Casey says

        December 10, 2016 at 7:31 pm

        Thanks for the tip! ????

        Reply
    17. Tricia @ Saving room for dessert says

      November 30, 2016 at 9:55 am

      I haven’t seen these in years! A blast from the past for me – thanks – they are so pretty!

      Reply

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