A recipe for a crispy peanut butter cookie with crisped rice cereal.
Source: I found this recipe at Picky Palate, but changed it slightly to suit my purposes. And my pantry.
Yield: About 2-3 dozen
I chose and discarded about 10 recipes last night. I guess some days you just can’t find what you are looking for. The thing I was looking for was a cookie that did not involve a trip to the grocery store. I was ultimately unsuccessful in that. I also wanted a cookie that would add to a fun Friday night, and I failed there as well. On the bright side, the cookie I eventually came up with was really fun and delicious!
My husband suggested I make something with Rice Krispies in it, which I thought was a great idea. I mean, candy bars can do it, why not cookies? I found precious few recipes to work with, however. Jenny at Picky Palate made these fun [tooltip text=”I normally don’t advertise this, but Cap’n Crunch is my favorite breakfast cereal. Especially the peanut butter variety. I’m kind of like a 5 year old that way.”]Cap’n Crunch[/tooltip] cookies, but I wanted to try them with Rice Krispies instead.
My Friday night turned out quite sadly, actually. A cousin was in the hospital with her 11 month old daughter, and we visited for a while. I didn’t feel much in the mood for cookies after that. Saturday morning, I used the last two eggs in the house to make breakfast for my husband, and was then forced to go to the grocery store. On a Saturday. Sad face.
My other life (piano teaching) collided with my baking life after I got back from the grocery store, and my daughter did the bulk of the baking while I helped my niece prepare a piano/vocal version of “Someone Like You” by Adele for her upcoming pageant. I took a break to sample the dough. I was glad I did.
Remember the Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies? They have such a strong, rich, creamy peanut butter flavor, it’s almost overwhelming. Almost. Not so much with this peanut butter cookie. It’s understated, crunchy, and great with [tooltip text=”And Diet Dr. Pepper”]milk[/tooltip]. And the dough is even better.
The offspring wisely smashed the cookies a bit before baking, since the dough was a bit on the heavy side. They baked for 10 minutes, but may have been okay with just 9. I do think I will increase the butter a little next time I make them, to keep them from getting too dry.
At some point, I may try these with the Cap’n Crunch. I may even try them with Peanut Butter Cap’n Crunch. Today I just want another cookie, and another glass of Diet Dr. Pepper.
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup Rice Krispies cereal
- Cream butter and sugars. Add egg, vanilla, and peanut butter and mix well.
- Add salt and flour and mix until just combined. Stir in rice cereal gently.
- Drop onto baking sheet. Flatten slightly before baking. Bake 9-11 minutes at 350 degrees.
If you enjoy this cookie, you might also enjoy:
Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies from Jen’s Favorite Cookies
Peanut Butter and Snickers Cookies from Flourchild
Peanut Butter Crunch Brownies from Warm Vanilla Sugar
Jen, these cookies look so delicious and I’ve never seen anything like them! Wonderful recipe. Thanks for sharing. You have a lovely blog and I’m so glad to have found you!
Hey, Georgia! I’m glad to have found you too! Thanks!
Try this for no-grocery-store-trip-necessary peanut butter cookies:
1 c. peanut butter
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
Bake at 375 for 8 min (i think)
They sound pretty good, but I can’t guarantee that won’t require a trip to the grocery store!! 😀
Mmm these look lovely! And thanks for the shout-out, friend!
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I just made these and they did not turn out good. Should there not be a leavening agent?
We loved this cookie. I used kosher salt and extra crunchy skippy peanut butter. One of the best cookies I’ve made.