She's been really fun to feed this year. She's not much of a baker, so she thinks that I have made skills in the kitchen. People like that are the best! She liked everything that I brought her, so I know that she's not picky, but I was trying to get her to give me a clue as to what kind of person she is (chocolate, vanilla, peanut butter, fruits, citrus, caramel...?). I couldn't get an answer from her when I asked her what kind of treat she wanted. She vaguely replied, anything, cupcakes are good, or cookies, anything really, but those last cookies you brought were really good...
So I made the grape nuts cookies again, but substituted the apples for chocolate chips. And I made a recipe I've had my eye on for a while...
cap'n crunch cookies
recipe inspired and adapted from Visions of Sugarplums
2 cups Cap'n Crunch cereal, divided
1/2 cup + 2 tbsp unsalted butter
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup cake flour
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Process 1 1/4 cups Cap'n Crunch in a food processor until finely ground.
Melt 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, until butter foams and turns light golden brown.
In a large mixing bowl, using a mixer on medium speed, beat together browned butter, 3/4 cups brown sugar and 1/4 cup granulated sugar until well combined and grainy - about 2 minutes. Beat in 1 tsp vanilla, 1 egg, 3/4 tsp baking soda and 1/4 tsp salt and beat an additional 2 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in the finely ground Capn Crunch and 1 cup cake flour until just combined. Process the remaining Cap'n Crunch, just enough to break them in smaller pieces. Stir them into the batter until combined.
Portion dough into 2-3 tbsp sized balls, and place on cookie sheet. Bake 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 2 minutes before transferring cookies to wire racks to cool.
Makes 18 cookies
These were sweet, sweet cookies. Like, you're going to eat just one, then need a glass of milk to wash it down. But then you're going to go and get another one, because it's just that good, and different. It's a super chewy cookie, but not like a chocolate chip cookie would be chewy. Different. Hard to describe. The top is not crisp, just firm. I put a piece of cereal on top of my cookies before baking so there would be a hint of the flavor to come, but I think next time, I'd roll the dough in crushed cereal for added texture and prettier presentation.
2 cups Cap'n Crunch cereal, divided
1/2 cup + 2 tbsp unsalted butter
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup cake flour
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Process 1 1/4 cups Cap'n Crunch in a food processor until finely ground.
Melt 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, until butter foams and turns light golden brown.
In a large mixing bowl, using a mixer on medium speed, beat together browned butter, 3/4 cups brown sugar and 1/4 cup granulated sugar until well combined and grainy - about 2 minutes. Beat in 1 tsp vanilla, 1 egg, 3/4 tsp baking soda and 1/4 tsp salt and beat an additional 2 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in the finely ground Capn Crunch and 1 cup cake flour until just combined. Process the remaining Cap'n Crunch, just enough to break them in smaller pieces. Stir them into the batter until combined.
Portion dough into 2-3 tbsp sized balls, and place on cookie sheet. Bake 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 2 minutes before transferring cookies to wire racks to cool.
Makes 18 cookies
These were sweet, sweet cookies. Like, you're going to eat just one, then need a glass of milk to wash it down. But then you're going to go and get another one, because it's just that good, and different. It's a super chewy cookie, but not like a chocolate chip cookie would be chewy. Different. Hard to describe. The top is not crisp, just firm. I put a piece of cereal on top of my cookies before baking so there would be a hint of the flavor to come, but I think next time, I'd roll the dough in crushed cereal for added texture and prettier presentation.
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