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"O" Cookies!

May 14, 2010

For most people, the "O" in these "O" Cookies will stand for the type of cereal used to make them. But for me, the "O" stands for obsessed, because that is what everyone in my family has become since I started making these cookies.

Starting from the time my kids had them as one of their very first finger foods, Trader Joe's O's have remained a household favorite. Between Chloe scarfing dry fistfuls of it every morning for breakfast and Kenya slurping it down with rice milk by the bowlful, we go through a lot of O's each week. In an effort to make food exciting for kids, I'm always trying to take ingredients they love and feature them in recipes they'll hopefully adore even more.

This is my healthy take on the cereal bars you can buy at the grocery, but I used "O" cereal and decided to mold them into a cookie shape instead of a bar. These aren't exactly a tough sell no matter what shape you make them into, but I find going with cookies adds to the fun visual appeal. Not to mention I sometimes feel like I could serve my kids drywall for breakfast and simply by calling it a cookie would increase its chances of being consumed tenfold.

No matter whether you decide to make cookies, bars or balls, have fun making them and be careful, they're totally addictive. "Oh" yeah!!

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O Cookies!  (Makes 30 Cookies)

  • Cook Time: 2 minutes,
  • Total Time: 5 minutes,

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup nut butter (almond, peanut or sunflower)
  • 1/2 cup rice syrup
  • 4 cups o’s cereal (you can use whatever “o”-type cereal you like: cheerios, trader joe’s o’s, etc.)

Preparation

  1. 1. Place the nut butter and rice syrup in a small saucepan over low to medium heat and warm for 2 minutes or until it becomes smooth and combined.
  2. 2. Place the cereal in a bowl.
  3. 3. Pour the warm nut butter/rice syrup mixture into the bowl with the cereal and stir to combine.
  4. 4. Shape into cookies (I used a mini ice cream scooper to scoop out each portion, but you could also use a tablespoon). You can also place the mixture into a 9 x 9 inch ungreased pan, pat down and then cut into bars. As the O’s mixture cools, it will harden.
  5. 5. Serve.
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  1. Dina

    April 29, 2013 at 12:59 pm

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    What age would y recommend? My son is 20 months. Will these be too chewy for him?

    • catherine

      April 29, 2013 at 2:42 pm

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      If he is pretty good at chewing solid foods then these should be okay. They aren’t chewy like rice krispy treats. They’re softer!

  2. Namratha

    March 27, 2013 at 6:16 pm

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    Hi Catherine,

    Love your recipies. It would be very helpful if you could mention the Serving size and calories for your recipies.

    Thanks so much for all the wonderful recipies !!

    Best Regards,
    Namratha

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  4. Max and Gav's Mom

    December 21, 2012 at 8:01 pm

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    Could agave syrup be used in this recipe?

    • catherine

      December 26, 2012 at 1:49 pm

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      I’m not sure if that would firm up quite the same as rice syrup, but it is definitely worth a try!

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  8. Ruth

    July 24, 2012 at 12:21 pm

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    Made these with the 5-yr old last night, using sunflower seed butter and organic chocolate-O cereals. Super easy and really tasty. I cut back just a bit on the cereal based on comments about the mix falling apart, and had no issues. He insisted on taking them to daycare this morning to share – can’t wait to hear how the other kids liked them!

  9. Jessica

    July 18, 2012 at 6:18 pm

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    I made these tonight. I thought they were really easy and all my kids liked them. I think they’ll make a great quick breakfast on a busy school morning. I by the way, used corn syrup because it’s what I had (sugar is sugar in my opinion) and they turned out perfectly. Great idea, great recipe!

    • Whitney

      November 13, 2012 at 3:25 pm

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      Thank you for the comment about corn syrup. It’s all I have on hand, but it didn’t occur to me to use it. It’s not the same thing as high fructose corn syrup, people!

  10. Sarah

    July 10, 2012 at 3:52 pm

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    Saw this on the recent Facebook posting…. PERFECT cookie replacement for my toddler! The Brown Rice Syrup was easy to find at Sunflower Market ($5 for a jar that will make 5 batches) combined with Simply Jif peanut butter. Microwaved for 2 minutes and mixed it all up with the cereal. (Oh, and a previous commenter mentioned vanilla extract – so I added a squirt of that too.)

    I used my little disher to make little cookies, but I think next time I’ll take another commenter’s suggestion of using my hands with a coconut oil on them to keep from getting O-Cookie-Mitt!

    Last night Mama and Daddy were told in no uncertain terms that they could not have any more of KJ’s cookies – so that shows you how good they are! :)

    Thanks for the wonderful recipe, Weelicious is becoming my go-to for food suggestions for my picky little man!

  11. Nikki

    July 6, 2012 at 10:19 pm

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    I found it at Erewhon but not Trader’s. Didn’t check Whole Foods. They were awesome treats!

  12. Barbara

    July 5, 2012 at 3:14 pm

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    Does anybody know if Trader Joes carries rice syrup?

    • catherine

      July 5, 2012 at 5:00 pm

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      I always get it from the health food store. I have heard that Whole Foods carries it, as well.

  13. Ashley Davis

    July 5, 2012 at 3:07 pm

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    Can I use Peanut butter for the nut butter?

    • catherine

      July 5, 2012 at 5:01 pm

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      Yes! Any type of nut butter you prefer!

  14. Jenae

    July 5, 2012 at 2:20 pm

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    I’m totally clueless (apparently)…what is “rice syrup”???

    • catherine

      July 5, 2012 at 2:29 pm

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      I use Brown Rice Syrup instead of using corn syrup, and I get it from the health food store!

  15. stacy258

    March 26, 2012 at 9:22 am

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    I made these for my 16 month old and they turned out great! I used brown rice syrup and almond butter and made them into bars instead of cookies. Thanks for the recipe!

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  18. annemarie

    May 11, 2011 at 4:04 pm

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    i made two batches today
    #1~I love how fast these can be made.
    #2~ I made them both with O’s and GF and both were awesome.
    I didnt have rice syrup so I ued ricemellow which is rice syrup with air basically like fluff
    I increased the rice syrup amount to about 1 cup of the rice mellow (since its mostly air. I used a GF cereal that was ball shaped. They didnt stick together so well. Next time I will use 3.5 cups of GF cereal so that they are coated better.
    I used the O’s for the second batch. Oh my yummy. my new automatic go to for quick afternoon snack choice.
    yesterday we made the dutch baby and tomorrow fruit and seed bars. Thank you so much for the amazing recipes

  19. WillLindsey

    April 29, 2011 at 10:46 am

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    The first time I made these, I tried substituting the rice syrup with maple syrup (not one for one), but the “Os” didn’t stick together well. Today, I’m trying with rice syrup, making bars instead of cookies, and I hope it works. I’m taking them to a party tonight!

  20. joD

    March 14, 2011 at 3:34 pm

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    I just made these and used the “Rice Crispy Treat” method my husband used as a kid. I heated the syrup and almond butter in a large pot, stirring to combine until smooth. It reaches a stage where it sticks together, and does not spread along the bottom of the pan, as it did before it was fully heated and combined. Then I turned off the heat and added the cereal, stirring quickly to combine (it is a nice workout for your arms, if you switch off). Then I patted it into a pan sprayed with coconut oil (so it will come out when cut). I chose the pan because the mixture is quite hot to touch for long, but it could make perfect balls, too. Turned out perfect for me. Thanks for the recipe! I have a lot of “O’s” to use up.

    As for other sweetener options…since I have made molasses candy, before, I think you could use it in this recipe. It might take a couple of experiments to get it right, though. You will need to heat the molasses until it thickens, maybe to thread or soft ball stage, and then stir in the nut butter, and then the cereal. I am sure it would require more molasses than rice syrup because you will be cooking it down, which would then increase your cost–not to mention the time and attention.

  21. DLPresto

    November 19, 2010 at 6:07 pm

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    I made these tonight & My husband & his friends were in the kitchen bugging me, I added some dark chocolate shavings to them & they are so good!
    :)

  22. Rae

    October 25, 2010 at 3:55 pm

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    We freeze our’s.. they work great frozen.. nice crunchy chewy effect

  23. Tiffany

    October 18, 2010 at 6:21 pm

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    I too made them & they stay together long enough to eat but then fall apart. I first tried to amke the bars but that was a disaster. They didn’t hold at all. So I tried to ball them up in my hand to make balls as in the picture & that was better but still fall apart. I used brown rice syrup & organic p.b. If there is somthing I am missing please let me know.

    • catherine

      October 19, 2010 at 6:32 pm

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      Did you let them cool? Try using less O’s if you still have problems with it.

  24. Amy

    September 20, 2010 at 6:59 am

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    HELP! I live in Bosnia and can’t find rice syrup anywhere. We aren’t allowed to ship any glass and I can’t find rice syrup in a plastic bottle. Any ideas of what I might be able to use as a substitute? Thanks!

    • catherine

      September 20, 2010 at 2:42 pm

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      Unfortunately, you would have to use rice syrup because of the its consistency. :( I wonder if you could email a company and ask them to package it in a plastic container?

  25. Daria

    September 17, 2010 at 12:48 am

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    Can anyone attest to whether freezing these will work? They’re delicious but my kiddo won’t eat these all before they go stale! (How long do they keep, what’s the best way to keep them fresh longest – does putting them in the fridge help?) I made the ones with rice krispy-esque cereal and they went stale before we could finish them. Maybe individually wrapping them in plastic or parchment or something? Thoughts?

    • catherine

      September 20, 2010 at 2:55 pm

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      Hmm – freezing would actually make them stale when you defrost. So weird that it becomes stale when you finish making them. I would use a different brand just to test it out again.

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