Description
Sweet memories collide with Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cookies, blending childhood nostalgia and irresistible homemade charm. Crisp edges, chewy centers, and crushed cereal create a delightful dessert that will transport you to comfort and pure indulgence.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup light brown sugar (packed)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal (crushed, but still a bit chunky)
- ½ cup Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal (whole, for topping)
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon (optional, for extra flavor)
Instructions
- Preparation: Heat oven to 350F (175C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper, creating a pristine surface for cookie assembly.
- Creaming: Blend butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until achieving a light, airy consistency, creating a smooth foundational mixture.
- Wet Ingredient Integration: Incorporate eggs individually, then infuse vanilla extract, ensuring thorough and even distribution throughout the mixture.
- Dry Mixture Composition: Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon in a separate vessel, whisking to create a uniform dry blend.
- Ingredient Fusion: Gradually merge dry ingredients into wet mixture, stirring until a cohesive dough forms, avoiding overmixing.
- Cereal Incorporation: Tenderly fold crushed Cinnamon Toast Crunch into the dough, distributing cereal fragments evenly throughout.
- Portioning and Styling: Form dough into uniform balls, positioning them strategically on prepared sheets with ample spacing; garnish each cookie with whole cereal pieces for visual appeal.
- Baking Process: Slide sheets into preheated oven, allowing cookies to transform for 10-12 minutes until edges develop a golden hue and centers stabilize.
- Cooling Protocol: Allow cookies to rest momentarily on baking sheet, then transition to wire rack for complete cooling and texture refinement.
Notes
- Break Cinnamon Toast Crunch into small, uneven pieces to ensure varied texture and crunchy bites throughout the cookie.
- Don’t overmix the dough to prevent tough cookies; mix just until ingredients are combined for soft, tender results.
- Use room temperature butter and eggs for smoother blending and more consistent cookie texture and spread.
- Reserve extra whole cereal pieces to press on top of cookies for enhanced visual appeal and additional crispness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg