Gluten-free Cherry Chocolate Caramel Cornflake Cookies

Ingredients

• 3 oz butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4½ cups gluten-free cornflakes
• 1 cup mixed nuts (or your choice), roughly chopped
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 cup desiccated coconut
• 3 oz glace cherries, halved
• 3 oz chocolate bits - gluten-free

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 °F.
2. Melt the butter in microwave or on stove.
3. Off the heat, add the sugar and mix thoroughly.
4. Add egg, nuts, coconut, cherries, chocolate bits and cornflakes.
5. Mix well.
6. As you mix, bash the cornflakes so that they are partly crushed.
7. Place heaped teaspoonfuls on a non-stick oven tray.
8. The mixture won't stick together properly, but don't panic - just push it together with your fingers.
9. The ingredients will stick together as they cook.
10. Bake at 350 °F for about 14 minutes.
11. For the best flavor, remove them from the oven just as any thin, spread out bits start to go dark brown.