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September 8, 2020

Rice Krispie Sugar Cookies

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If you love crispy cookies, you will LOVE these Rice Krispie sugar cookies! This recipe is so easy you'll be making these over and over again!

If you love crispy cookies, you will LOVE these Rice Krispie sugar cookies! This recipe is so easy you'll be making these over and over again!

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People can be picky about crispy cookies. Some feel strongly about the texture and either love or hate them. Me? I just love cookies! Give me soft cookies, hard cookies, thin cookies or LARGE cookies. As long as it TASTES great, I'm all in. These Rice Krispie cookies fit into the most delicious thin and crispy sugar cookies EVER category.

round rice krispie cookies on a cooling rack

Table of Contents
  • 🧾 Grocery List
  • 👩🏽‍🍳 How to Make Rice Krispie Cookies
  • 📖 Tutu's Old Hawaiian Cookie Recipe
  • 🍴 More Rice Krispies Recipes
  • Recipe Card

This is my most "go-to" cookie recipe when needing a last minute idea to bring to a gathering. They are super easy to make and although they are thin, they are also hearty enough to transport without breaking. Everybody is surprised by how much they love them!

🧾 Grocery List

This recipe includes your basic sugar cookie ingredients with the addition of Rice Krispies cereal.

Gather these ingredients:

  • Flour (2 cups)
  • Rice Krispies cereal (1 ½ cups)
  • Unsalted butter (1 cup/2 sticks)
  • Granulated sugar (¾ cup)
  • Vanilla (1 tablespoon)
  • Baking soda (¾ teaspoon)
  • Salt (½ teaspoon)

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round cookies on baking sheet flattened by spatula

👩🏽‍🍳 How to Make Rice Krispie Cookies

To make these cookies, simply combine the 6 ingredients, scoop into mounds and bake at 300°F.

These cookies are crunchy because they are double baked. This means, after they bake for the first 15 minutes, you remove them from the oven and flatten them with a spatula then bake another 25 minutes. This longer baking time turns out a crispier cookie.

taking a dozen round cookies out of oven

In order to make the cookies the same size, I use my medium cookie scoop. I also space the cookies apart on the baking sheet at least 2 to 3 inches so there is room for them to spread and evenly bake.

holding round cookie up close

📖 Tutu's Old Hawaiian Cookie Recipe

The original recipe for these cookies comes from a Hawaiian grandmother ("Tutu"). As the story goes, she would sell these cookies at a local farmers market allowing only 1 bag per customer until she sold out. A customer asked her for the recipe and she told him not to share the recipe for 25 years. The years passed and he shared it with a publication which is how I eventually found it.

🍴 More Rice Krispies Recipes

  • Birthday Cake Rice Krispies Treats
  • Scotcheroos
  • Chocolate Covered Crispy Poppers
  • Christmas Crunch Cookies

round rice krispie sugar cookies stacked

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Rice Krispie Sugar Cookies

If you love crispy cookies, you will LOVE these Rice Krispie sugar cookies! The most delicious thin & crispy sugar cookies EVER!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time40 mins
Total Time50 mins
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy sugar cookies, rice krispie cookies, rice krispies recipe
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 138kcal
Author: Nikki Gladd

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter , at room temperature
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ cups Rice Krispies cereal

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 300°F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter with the sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Combine the vanilla with the baking soda and add to the butter/sugar mixture. Stir in the flour 1 cup at a time. Gently stir in the Rice Krispies. Do not over mix.
  • Scoop 2-tablepoon sized mounds onto prepared baking sheets, making sure to space them at least 2 inches apart. Bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven and quickly but gently flatten with a spatula. Return to oven (rotating pans front to back, top to bottom) and bake an additional 25 minutes, until lightly golden and cracked on top.
  • Remove from oven and let cool on baking sheet 8 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

  • Nutrition information is an estimate only.
  • Recipe adapted from Food and Wine

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 138kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 16mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 353IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg
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Comments

  1. Sue K. says

    October 23, 2021 at 8:18 am

    5 stars
    Excellent cookie! I never liked how rice krispies would be chewy after baking. I substituted a recipe called Rice Krispy Crunch. Adds a extra flavor layer and can be made with any cereal (larger cereal needs to be crushed into smaller pieces). In a large bowl, combine 1/2c. milk powder, 3T. sugar,1 tsp. kosher salt. Mix in 5 cups of rice krispies and pour on 8T (1/2c.) of melted, unsalted butter. Mix well and spread on parchment or silpat lined baking sheet. Bake at 275 for 20 minutes. Cool. Can freeze.

    Reply
  2. Dena Fiad says

    June 13, 2021 at 9:49 am

    Do these freeze after being baked? Thank you:)

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    • Nikki Gladd says

      June 14, 2021 at 8:21 pm

      I haven't tried to freeze these yet, but I think that should work just fine!

      Reply
  3. Rhonda says

    February 20, 2021 at 12:33 am

    5 stars
    Absolutely delicious!

    Reply
    • Nikki Gladd says

      February 20, 2021 at 10:59 am

      Thank you, Rhonda!

      Reply
  4. Chris says

    December 22, 2020 at 4:25 pm

    Can you make these with gluten free flour?

    Thanks.

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    • Nikki Gladd says

      December 23, 2020 at 8:32 am

      I have not tested with gluten free flour and not familiar with using it for substitutions. Maybe another reader has tried and can chime in!

      Reply
  5. Linda says

    November 29, 2020 at 8:29 pm

    My dough is very dry and crumbly. Did I miss something?

    Reply
  6. Ruth says

    September 09, 2020 at 8:11 am

    When do the rice krispies go in? With the flour?

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    • Nikki Gladd says

      September 09, 2020 at 10:20 am

      Oh, goodness, Ruth, thanks for catching that! Yes, right after the flour. I updated it. 🙂

      Reply
      • Jennel says

        November 15, 2021 at 10:11 am

        What about the salt? With the sugar?

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        • Nikki Gladd says

          November 15, 2021 at 11:45 am

          Hi Jennel, So sorry. Yes, the salt should be added with the sugar. Thank you for catching that! It's fixed now.

          Reply
  7. Michelle says

    September 09, 2020 at 5:21 am

    I notice that eggs aren’t listed as an ingredient. Is this the case? (Just hopeful it is and not a typo.) I’m looking for an eggless recipe as I’m making cookies for someone with an egg allergy.

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    • Nikki Gladd says

      September 09, 2020 at 10:20 am

      That's correct, Michelle. No eggs! 🙂 Yay!

      Reply

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