Top 10 Cookie Contest Finalist: Peanut Butter Cornflake Bars

Submitted by Geri Beussink

"I loved these bars when we had them in grade school at St. Vincent's. It took me a long time to find a recipe. My little brother Curtis and several of my nieces and nephews ask me to make these at family dinners. Teenagers love them, so do adults. They only require 4 ingredients. I used to flatten them with a meat clever until I discovered the rolling pin tip."

16-ounce bottle light Karo Syrup

1 cup sugar

3 cups peanut butter

18-ounce box Kellogg's Cornflakes

Pour Karo syrup in large sauce pan and warm on medium/low heat. Add sugar, stir with spatula occasionally to dissolve, continue to warm over medium/low heat. Don't boil. When sugar is dissolved, add peanut butter. Continue to warm and stir until melted and creamy, don't boil. Pour cornflakes in a large bowl, pour peanut butter mixture over them. Use spatula to fold in until mixed through. Pour into a cookie sheet. I use 11-by-17 size. cover with wax paper and roll a rolling pin over the wax paper to flatten it. Remove wax paper and cover with foil. When completely cool, cut into squares.