Recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookies

This chocolate chip cookie recipe gets its crispness from the addition of crispy rice cereal. Although the cookies still bake up soft and chewy, the cereal adds crunch to this chocolate chip cookie recipe.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups crispy rice cereal
1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper, or grease.

With an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugars until fluffy.

Beat in the eggs and vanilla.

Pour the flour over the mixture, but do not blend in yet. Sprinkle the baking soda over the flour. Stir or beat until the flour is incorporated into the batter.

With a wooden spoon, stir in the cereal and chocolate chips.

Drop by rounded tablespoonsful onto prepared baking sheets. Bake 9-10 minutes until the cookies are golden around the edges, but still a little soft in the middle.