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Cap’n Crunch Cookies

April 9, 2013 by Nicole 11 Comments

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Cap'n Crunch Cookies | Culinary Cool
I took a page from Christina Tosi’s ‘ole book of tricks and combined two of  most everyone’s favorite things; cookies and cereal.  And for the record, this ain’t my first time, nor will it be my last.  Last summer, I made cornflake-chocolate-chip-marshmallow cookies from the Momofuku Milk Bar cookbook and they were pretty scrumptious, but I think I found an even better cookie-cereal combo using Cap’n Crunch.

I don’t know about you, but sugary, super bad-for-you cereals do not last long in my house.  I can usually get through a box in about a week, but I am not a cereal eater by nature.  Unless it’s basically dessert in a bowl with milk, I’m not having it.  No thank-you sir!  So I figured, why not prove that Cap’n Crunch is essentially dessert by clearly making it dessert...by baking it into cookies.

Cap'n Crunch Cookies | Culinary Cool

Feel free to eat a few for breakfast, since that’s what the Quaker Oats Company originally intended it for!

These golden beauties have crispy edges and a nice, firm, chewy center.   I find that after sitting overnight, they get just a smidge crunchier, but still chewy at the same time.  I found it to be a great combination of crispy, crunchiness and chewiness.    I also browned the butter to add a distinct nutty flavor that you can only get from brown butter.  It’s certainly an optional step, but I recommend it!

 

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5 from 2 votes

Capโ€™n Crunch Cookies

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Cap'n Crunch cereal divided
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar lightly packed
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 and 1/2 cups cake flour

Instructions

For the Brown Butter: optional

  • Add butter to skillet over medium heat. Once butter has melted, whisk constantly. The butter will bubble and foam up slightly and then subside. This is when the browning will occur. Watch carefully as the butter browns, because it can burn quickly. Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl to stop the cooking process. Allow butter to come to room temperature It does not need to be in a solid state.

For the cookies

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a food processor (or plastic bag, smash with a rolling pin) pulse 1 and 1/4 cups Cap'n Crunch until finely ground. Set aside in a bowl.
  • Add 3/4 cup of Cap'n Crunch to the food processor and pulse for 1-2 second just to break up the pieces. You still want it to be very coarse.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together browned butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until well combined and pale in color. Beat in vanilla and egg and continue beating until light and fluffy.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together baking soda, salt, flour and finely ground Cap'n Crunch.
  • Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in the flour mixture until just combined. Stir in coarse Cap'n Crunch and mix with wooden spoon until combined.

For rolling the cookies:

  • In a food processor (or plastic bag, smash with a rolling pin) pulse remaining 1 cup of Cap'n Crunch into coarse pieces.
  • Portion dough into 2-3 tbsp sized balls, then roll the cookie dough in the coarsely ground cereal and coat evenly.
  • Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment or Silpat and bake for 10-12 minutes.
  • Cool for 2-3 minutes, then transfer to a rack to completely cool.
Recipe adapted from Bourbonnatrix
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  1. huntfortheverybest

    April 10, 2013 at 8:33 pm

    very creative! they have a unique taste and i think it’d be perfect in a cookie.

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    • Nicole Harling

      April 10, 2013 at 9:18 pm

      Thanks! They most certainly do make a perfect cookie, in my opinion ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  2. Annette Malec

    March 14, 2020 at 4:44 pm

    Making them right now!

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    • Annette Malec

      March 14, 2020 at 4:51 pm

      5 stars
      ๐Ÿ™‚

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      • mmNicole

        March 15, 2020 at 11:51 pm

        Glad you enjoyed them!

        Reply
  3. Chococat

    July 3, 2020 at 11:09 pm

    5 stars
    I made them today, they were a big hit! I didn’t have cake flour but all-purpose was fine. Thank you!

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    • mmNicole

      July 7, 2020 at 12:06 am

      Im so happy to hear they were a hit!

      Reply
  4. Allison

    July 14, 2020 at 9:07 pm

    Why cake flour vs all purpose flour?

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    • mmNicole

      July 18, 2020 at 1:37 pm

      Hi Allison, cake flour in this recipe helps keep the cookies really soft and tender. You can definitely still just use all-purpose. Cake flour just has lower protein, which leaves baked goods (such as cakes) nice and tender.

      Reply
  5. Michael

    January 24, 2021 at 5:35 pm

    My granddaughter made Tosi’s Corn Flake cookies, and I immediately thought, wow love to try these with Capn Crunch. Obviously I was not alone! I used the Tosi recipe substituting the cereals. Her recipe calls for making a “crumble”. The result was delicious. Now I will need to make your version to compare. Did you try the Tosi recipe, or did you want to make it your own?

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    • mmNicole

      January 27, 2021 at 11:09 pm

      Hi Michael, I’ve made her Corn Flake cookies before and loved them! That’s where I got the inspiration for these!

      Reply

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