Recipe: School Cafeteria No-Bake Cornflake Cookies (1960's)

SCHOOL CAFETERIA NO-BAKE CORNFLAKE COOKIES

3 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
3 cups peanut butter
1 (18 oz) box cornflakes

Mix sugar and syrup in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. When sugar is melted, add the peanut butter and stir until blended. Pour over the cornflakes in a large mixing bowl, and stir until all flakes are coated with mixture.

Press firmly into buttered cookie sheet. This should be about 3/4 inch thick. When cool, cut into squares.

St. Vincent's School, Cape Girardeau, MO;
The Southeast Missourian newspaper, Mar 26, 1968