Ready to served Product 19Crispy Peanut Butter Cookies.
This first recipe was one of the first I stumbled upon while scoping out the selection in the wooden box. The Product 19 Crispy Peanut Butter Cookies immediately intrigued me. I researched this mysterious “Product 19” online to find out it was Kellogg’s cereal that was had been launched back in 1967. A potential clue that can indicate the age of the Recipe Box.
This corn, oat and rice cereal has developed a cult following. Seems also that it’s difficult to come by. Some have even taken to social media to demand wider distribution of this Kellogg’s cereal. A Facebook page has been created where people share info on how to get their Product 19 fix.
Since I’ve never seen this product on the shelves of any Canadian grocery store, a substitute was needed for the recipe. Based on the ingredients, more specifically the grains, I opted to use Vector.
À la cuisine!
Product 19 Crispy Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups of Kellogg’s Product 19 (in this case replaced by Vector)
- 2 cups of all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. of baking soda
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 cup of butter or margarine softened
- 1 cup of peanut butter
- ¾ cup of granulated sugar
- ¾ cup of brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. of vanilla
Method
- Preheat oven at 350°F.
- In large bowl, crush cereal; add flour, salt and baking soda. Set aside
- In another bowl, beat the butter until light and fluffy. Add peanut butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla and eggs to the butter. Beat until smooth.
- Stir in dry ingredients until thoroughly combined.
- Drop a teaspoon onto baking sheets. Using the back of fork press cookie dough flat making a cross.
- Bake for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
First recipe out of the box: Product 19 Crispy Peanut Butter Cookies.
The Tarnished Spoon 
These sound delicious! Are they like a regular peanut butter cookie with extra crunch? Were they crumbly or sturdy? I am wondering if they would be good to mail.
The cookies have a nice crunch. The cookies are rather sturdy.
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Huh, I wonder what the Product 19 was. I grew up on Rice Crispies and Cornflakes, both by Kelloggs. Not that I eat them these days. Actually, I preferred Sugar Puffs as a kid!
I honestly don’t know how it tastes. All I know is that its in the form of flakes. Apparently, it was similar to General Mills’ Total.
Based on the grains (corn, wheat, oats and rice), Vector seemed like it could substitute well.