Remember how Uncle Sam sent me some cereal? Well I’ve been having some fun with it this past week. As I mentioned before, it’s not that kind of cereal you stick your paw hand in and just gorge yourself until you feel like a pot-bellied-pig, but more of a wow-this-is-good-for-me-and-filling cereal! I’ve been mixing it with my Chobani Greek Yogurts and it’s heaven — just the right amount of crunch. I also balled up half a cantaloupe, paired it with 1/2 cup fat-free cottage cheese, and 1/4 cup Uncle Sam. Great lunch/snack.
But my most adventurous creation were Uncle Sam Brownie Cookies! 
I perused the internet for a multitude of recipes just so I could get an idea of what all ingredients I might need. This is what I settled on:
Can't go wrong with these ingredients!
Alrighty, so wanna know what to do? Take 1 bowl –yep just 1 big bowl, and
- Add 1 box brownie mix your choice (and by box, I’d say 18-20 ounces)
- Add 2 heaping cups of Uncle Sam cereal
- 1/4 cup cinnamon (because cinn makes everything better)
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips (regular, mini, butterscotch, dark, peanut butter — your choice! I used regular-sized chocolate)
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 egg
Stir it all up. The consistency is surprisingly moist despite the deficit of liquids.
Chocolatey crunchy goo (note: 1 sheet of cookies was already baking at the time of this photo)
Heat your oven to 350 deg and lightly spray your cookie sheets with PAM (or similar).
Use your teaspoon measure to dole out rounded teaspoons on the cookie sheet (approx 2″ apart). Bake for about 11 minutes. Remove and let cool completely.
Uncle Sam Brownie Cookies
This yielded about 36 cookies.
I loved the crunchy texture of these cookies and how heavenly and without any butter or a lot of oil! My bestie said they tasted like soft cocoa-puffs in your mouth. Her hubby said: “Thank you for the cookies. I don’t want to know what is in them – they are soooo good.” I’d say that’s a pretty good compliment.
Give these cookies a go!
Do you bake with cereal? Link me to one of your favorite recipes
30 Days of Insight: Day 18 – A picture that makes you feel. Well whenever I see food pictures, they make me feel hungry 
But I gather that’s rather obvious. So I give you a photo taken from the SPCA. You see, when I watch commercials advertising homeless animals, I cry. And not just a little: a LOT. It literally breaks my heart to pieces and my sadness reaches levels I cannot explain. In fact, I have such a soft spot for animals-in-need, that my husband and I asked our wedding guests to donate to the Humane Society in lieu of gifts.
I had never heard of putting cereal into cookies until someone served them a few years ago. I couldn’t figure out what it was that was making the cookies so good! ha ha…
Amy, I’m a convert! I want to put cereal in all my cookies now
Yep, those cookies did not last long at my house. Less than 24 hours actually.
The animal shelter commercials make me cry too. And then I go hug my dogs and they look at me like I’m a weirdo.
I told Zach to take the rest of the cookies to work. I think I only had 4, maybe 5 total, which isn’t bad considering I think it made over the 36 I noted above
ah a fellow animal lover! I love it.
I love spending my time at animal shelters and volunteering.
and you made great use of the cereal! looks so good.
and I agree with you on your description of the cereal! Its good, but not so good taht you want 5 bowls in a row!
SO happy to hear you are volunteering at animal shelters…makes me smile
Awww…I wish I could take that kitty home with me.
What are you waiting for?
Used to bake with rice krispies as a kid – rice krispy squares were popular.
I’ve never been big on rice krispies and I have no clue why…maybe I need to make ‘em again!
I have some Uncle Sam’s I need to bake with, this helped motivate me! They look delicious!!!!!!!!
Those commercials make me cry too
I love the donation idea for your wedding!
I thought they *looked* a little blah, but the taste more than made up for it! Can’t wait to see what you do with your cereal!
What a great idea! Never put cereal into my cookies (wait, do rice krispie treats count?!), but they look delicious!
I think Rice Krispie Treats are the most common…I really liked the crunch the cereal gave the cookie…mmm, now I want one!
Those commercials for abused animals make me cry too. It is so sad.
A picture that makes me feel? Most wedding pics — when you can look at the bride/groom’s face and see that they feel like the luckiest person in the world. I cry at every wedding too! Even if I don’t really know anyone!
I have never made brownies or cookies with cereal. I have made brownie mix + can of mashed/drained black beans — that actually works pretty well. That is an old weight watchers recipe
I keep seeing those black bean brownies and I must try them…what else is required???
Weddings make me tear up too
Look at you baking queen!!
Oh gosh I cry during those commercials too! I used to work at a vet, and seriously could not handle seeing all the stray animals get brought in. Axell is from a rescue! She was starved as a baby, and a lady saved her and fostered her until she found her a home- ME! (:
Axell is a very lucky rescue dog
Wow, that’s a really good idea to mix cereal with baked goods! Looks delish.
Thanks Emily! They taste better than the look!
This could be very dangerous that you posted this… very very dangerous. I have a hankering for brownies and might make a batch to eat myself.
I’ll post a Warning sign next time Maria
Haha, how is it that almost any cereal I try turns into the pot-bellied-pig variety? Every time I grab a box of Kashi I literally declare this to be the box that lasts longer than three days…rarely happens :/
I know! This cereal is so filling..tonight I’m even going to put it on my salad for crunch!
Ohh these sound yum-my. I need them in my life…NOW!
Hi Ellen — they didn’t disappoint
That’s so awesome that you’re letting people give money to the animal shelter instead of giving presents! I feel like presents are almost part of the whole wedding “package” so the fact that you’re doing out of this for your love of animals is amazing! That’s so sweet and so awesome of you!
It was really wonderful Katie…I think I was more excited to get the emails indicating there was a donation than I was to open any present
Woah, what a combination of desserts going on there! I love the idea and the creativity!
Thanks! I owe the creativity to google
i always want to cook with cereals, but i always finish them before i can!
Buy two boxes next time..surely you can’t finish them both before baking ensues
My doggie is a rescue pup from the SPCA! I had them as a client a few years ago, and I can’t even begin to tell you how hard it was to not take every single little guy home! What a great idea for your wedding guests to donate to such a great cause!
Those cookies look delish! I wonder if they would be anything like the choco rice crispy treats from childhood… guess there’s one way to find out! Thanks for the recipe!
Yay for another doggie rescue! Big smiles!
I bet they do sort of taste like choco rice crispy treats, but not *quite* as crispy?
You and me both sister! I have to change the channel when those sad commercials come on. I’m also not allowed to “just look” at the pet store anymore either. The Humane Society brings in all these cats and kittens and I end up crying because I want to rescue them all.
Whenever I change the channel, I feel so guilty…ugh it’s a no win situation!