Crunch Cookies

Yum!  Have you tried Crunch yet?  Rex's Outrageous Road Crew Crunch?  You can buy it online or in great stores in Vermont.  It's highly addictive and such a fun treat.  We love cookies so it was only a matter of time before we added Crunch to our cookies.  Try it.  You'll want to try it again and again with each Crunch flavor.  We chose "Mud" and an oatmeal cookie base, but you can choose any flavor of Crunch and any kind of cookie.  I think Crunch would be an interesting contrast in a sandy shortbread cookie.  Next time!

This is my favorite cookie recipe to use a basic recipe.

Here's my recipe:

Crunch Cookies
Adapted from Smitten Kitchen and
Katy Sparks and Andrea Strong

Makes about 3 dozen cookies
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
 1 3/4 cup sugar
1-2 T molasses
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups flour (I like a 50-50 mix of whole wheat and white)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup quick-cooking oats
2-4 cups of crushed Crunch (if you like more "stuff" in your cookies, add lots of Crunch, you could also use the bottom of a bag of cereal)
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (if you added 4 cups of Crunch then you probably wont need the chips, but that's up to you)

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment or a Silpat (nonstick baking mat). Using an electric mixer, beat the butter in a bowl until light and fluffy. Add both sugars, salt, and vanilla, and beat until well mixed, about three minutes. Stir in eggs, one at a time. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove in a separate bowl. Add half of the flour mixture to the butter with the mixer on low speed. Once the flour has been incorporated, add the second half. Stir in the oats, Crunch, and chocolate chips (if using). Drop the dough, by the tablespoon, onto the cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden. Remove from the oven and cool the cookies on a rack. Store at room temperature in a cookie jar or other airtight container.