If you love cookies with a crunch, you will LOVE these Rice Krispie cookies! No need for marshmallows in this rice krispie treat. These cookies are so easy you'll make them over and over again!
People can be picky about crispy cookies. Some feel strongly about the texture and either love or hate them. Me? I just love cookies! Give me soft cookies, hard cookies, thin cookies or LARGE cookies. As long as the flavor is great, I'm all in. These Rice Krispie cookies fit into the most delicious thin and crispy sugar cookies EVER category.
This is my most "go-to" cookie recipe when needing a last minute idea to bring to a gathering. They are super easy to make and although they are thin, they are also hearty enough to transport without breaking. Everybody is surprised by how much they love them!
Ingredients
This recipe includes your basic sugar cookie ingredients with the addition of Rice Krispies cereal.
Here's what you need:
- Flour (2 cups)
- Rice Krispies cereal (1 ½ cups) - or any generic brand of crispy rice cereal
- Unsalted butter (1 cup/2 sticks)
- Granulated sugar (¾ cup)
- Vanilla (1 tablespoon)
- Baking soda (¾ teaspoon)
- Salt (½ teaspoon)
You read it right, there is no egg in this recipe!
How to Make Rice Krispie Cookies
To make these cookies, simply combine the 6 ingredients (you can use a stand mixer or an electric mixer for creaming the butter and sugar), scoop the cookie dough into mounds and bake at 300°F.
These cookies are crunchy because they are double baked. This means, after they're in the oven for the first 15 minutes, you remove them from the oven and flatten them with a spatula then return to the oven another 25 minutes. This longer baking time turns out a crispier cookie.
Best Tips
In order to make the cookies the same size, I use my medium cookie scoop.
I also space the cookies apart on the baking sheet at least 2 to 3 inches so there is room for them to spread and evenly bake.
Use a silicone mat or parchment paper on the baking sheet for easy clean up.
Let the cookies cool completely on a cooling rack. Store in an airtight container.
Tutu's Old Hawaiian Cookie Recipe
The original recipe comes from a Hawaiian grandmother ("Tutu"). As the story goes, she would sell these cookies at a local farmers market allowing only 1 bag per customer until she sold out. A customer asked her for the recipe and she told him not to share it for 25 years. The years passed and he shared it with a publication which is how I eventually found it.
More Rice Krispies Recipes
- Birthday Cake Rice Krispies Treats
- Scotcheroos
- Chocolate Covered Crispy Poppers
- Christmas Crunch Cookies
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This recipe was originally published September 2020.
Recipe Card
Rice Krispie Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter , at room temperature
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups Rice Krispies cereal
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter with the sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Combine the vanilla with the baking soda and add to the butter/sugar mixture. Stir in the flour 1 cup at a time. Gently stir in the Rice Krispies. Do not over mix.
- Scoop 2-tablepoon sized mounds onto prepared baking sheets, making sure to space them at least 2 inches apart. Bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven and quickly but gently flatten with a spatula. Return to oven (rotating pans front to back, top to bottom) and bake an additional 25 minutes, until lightly golden and cracked on top.
- Remove from oven and let cool on baking sheet 8 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Nutrition information is an estimate only.
