Super cookies
25 min
These cookies are my daddy's favourite because they're loaded with all of his favourite things. They are really nice and crunchy too.
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Ingredients
Makes: 4 dozen
- 225g butter or margarine, softened
- 100g caster sugar
- 110g dark brown
- 1 large egg
- 256g plain flour
- 45g instant oatmeal, uncooked
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 30g toasted rice cereal, like Rice Krispies®
- 75g M&M's® or chocolate chips
- 35g dessicated coconut
- 50g chopped pecans
- 40g raisins (optional)
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:10min ›
Ready in:25min
- Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4.
- In large bowl cream the butter and both sugars until light and fluffy; beat in the egg.
- In medium bowl combine flour, oatmeal, cream of tartar, bicarbonate of soda, and salt; blend flour mixture into the creamed mixture.
- Lightly crush the cereal into smaller pieces.
- In the main bowl, stir in the M&M's (or chocolate chips), cereal, coconut, and pecans. Drop by spoonfuls about two inches apart into ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake until lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool before eating.
- Store cookies in an air-tight container.
Ingredient note
You can use cornflakes, Chex® cereal, or any other light plain cereal as long as you crush it. I prefer using Special K® cereal.
