No-Bake Chocolate Clusters

Loved these! Added sea salt flakes on the top and they are the perfect combination of sweet, crunchy and salty. Two batches made up all the cookies I needed to take to the cookie exchange. They were a real hit.

Just ridiculously good. First to go at a cookie exchange! I think simple is best- cornflakes and chocolate

These are awesome - especially for the level of effort. I used a scale for everything because my baking is a disaster otherwise, and a couple of soup spoons to scrape these into mounds before they set up. The second time I used raisins and some milk chocolate, as a riff on Glossettes. So good!

Hard to shape into balls so spooned them out as others said in the notes but they came out really big! and very crumbly. Not sure I will make again.

I used milk chocolate chips. 2# of milk chocolate chips and it still isn’t enough to completely coat 4 cups of cornflakes. Not sure why. Next time I will use scale measurements.

My mother was making these same candies 70 years ago. She added shredded coconut to the chocolate and corn flakes. I’ve been making them for more than fifty years, without the coconut. They’re the first treats our kids and grandchildren look for when the come for Christmas.

Instead of 4 cups of cornflakes, I subbed 1 cup of broken pretzels to 3 cups of cornflakes. I love the saltiness they added.

My mom made these all the time. She used chow mein noodles instead of corn flakes & did not add anything else. We called them haystacks.

We used to make something similar back in the 1950s using fried chow mein noodles. Cookies were called haystacks.

Easy, has chewy, crunchy, salty, yum!

I followed the recipe closely, as this was my first attempt. I couldn’t get the mixture to form into clusters to save my life. I added a half cup more cornflakes and a quarter cup more coconut, hoping a dryer mix might work. Finally, I decided to put this whole thing into a pan to chill and cut into squares once set.

This is an okay recipe. I needed to chill the mixture for an hour to even attempt to get the clusters together. Using my hands, which were rinsed in cold water, was the only way I could form clusters. I may try to repurpose these into a more cookie-like item.

How many cookies does this recipe make? When you say "medium scoop," are you referring to the 1 tablespoon size? How do you freeze them--wrap each separately? Dried cranberries can be sweetened or unsweetened (the latter is bitter). I assume you mean "dried sweetened." Lotsa of questions before I attempt anything new--- From recent experiences, I've learned to garner as much info as possible before I charge ahead. All the comments shared by others are greatly appreciated.

A great cookie to make with youngsters-- can be made, set and cleaned up after in a fat hour. Do not skimp on the berries and coconut.

I used dark chocolate chips and a mix of diced dried apricots and cranberries, and dried pecans. They were easy and delicious and I will definitely be making them again.