Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cookies
Easy to make and full of cinnamon and sugar flavour, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cookies are soft and chewy with crispy bits of cereal baked inside.
Ingredients
- ⅔ cups shortening
- 1½ cups brown sugar, lightly packed
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2½ cups flour
- 1½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 cup Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In a stand mixer, or using a hand mixer, beat the shortening and sugar together until creamy.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Add flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda, and mix on low speed until just combined.
- Crush ⅓ cup of cereal.
- Break ⅓ cup of cereal into pieces.
- Fold crushed cereal, broken cereal and remaining ⅓ cup of whole cereal into the cookie dough.
- Drop cookie dough by scoops onto prepared pans.
- Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. Do not over-bake, cookies will still look slightly wet in center.
- Allow to cool for 1 minute on the pan before transferring to cooling rack to cool completely.