Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies are a delicious blend of chewy and crunchy. They are filled with rich chocolate chips, and baked to perfection. You won’t regret making these cookies.
If you’ve never tried adding cornflakes to your cookies, then you are in for a treat. These crunchy cereal flakes add the perfect texture to your chocolate chip cookies, giving them an extra burst of flavor and crunch.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- These cookies are the perfect blend of chewy and crunchy, so they will satisfy your sweet tooth.
- You only need simple ingredients so you don’t have to spend a lot of money at the grocery store to make them.
- This recipe is very easy to make, no special baking skills or equipment are required.
Do you love chocolate chip cookies? If so, next time you may want to give these Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies a try!
🛒Ingredients
If you ask us, one of the best things bout this recipe is that you only need simple ingredients to make these cookies. You may already have all of these on hand in your pantry, which means you won’t have to take a trip to the grocery store to make them.
- flour
- baking soda
- salt
- butter
- margarine
- packed brown sugar
- granulated sugar
- egg
- vanilla
- vegetable oil
- cornflakes
- plain instant oatmeal
- chocolate chips
See the recipe card below for quantities.
🔪 How to Make These Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies
This is a quick overview of the steps needed to make this recipe. You can find the full instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
In a large bowl combine the flour, baking soda, and salt.
In separate bowl cream the butter, margarine, and sugars until light and fluffy. Then beat in the egg and vanilla.
Combine the wet and dry ingredients in batches until a dough forms. Then fold in the cornflakes, oatmeal, and chocolate chips. Chill the dough for 1 hour.
After the chill time, drop the cookie dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls about 3 inches apart. Then bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack before enjoying.
🥄 Equipment
You will need just a few kitchen tools to help you make these cookies. Gather these tools and you will be eating one of these delicious cookies in no time.
- Mixing Bowl
- Electric mixer
- Cookie scoop
- Cookie sheets
🥫 Storage
Storage – Store leftover cookies in an airtight container in the fridge for up to four days.
Freezing – You can also freeze the cookies in a freezer-safe container or bag for up to three months. Thaw at room temperature for a couple of hours before enjoying.
Serve With
These cookies are great when served with a cup of your favorite or a glass of milk. However, you can also serve them with your favorite meal such as this Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken recipe.
💭 Tips
Here are a few tips that you can use to ensure that these crunchy chocolate chip cookies turn out perfectly when you make them.
- Make sure that you use room temperature ingredients so that these cookies turn out perfectly for you when you make them.
- To keep your cookies soft while you store them try adding a slice of bread to the container with the cookies while you store them.
- Don’t overbake these cookies. So, watch them while they are in the oven so that they don’t burn.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Cornflakes give these cookies a nice crunch so don’t leave them out.
No, the frosted flakes will add to much sugar, so you will need to use cornflakes.
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🧾Recipe Card
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Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Electric mixer
- Cookie scoop
- Cookie sheets
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups flour
- 3 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup margarine
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 ½ cups corn flakes Crush slightly
- 1 ½ cups instant plain oatmeal
- 12 ounces chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350*.
- Mix flour, baking soda and salt.
- Cream butter, margarine and sugars well.
- Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Stir in flour mixture alternately with oil until all is thouroughly mixed.
- Stir in corn flakes, oatmeal and chocolate chips.
- Chill dough about 1 hour before baking.
- Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet about 3 inches apart.
- Bake for about 12 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool on racks.
