Rice Krispie Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: Rice Krispie Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Ingredients: ½ cup salted butter (softened); ½ cup granulated sugar; ½ cup light brown sugar; 1 large egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour; 1 ½ cups rice cereal; 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

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These Rice Krispie Chocolate Chip Cookies have a delightfully chewy yet crispy texture that makes each bite more craveable than the last. I love the not-so-sweet chocolate in this recipe, as it provides balance for the cookies to make them taste even better.

A bite taken out of rice krispy chocolate chip cookie being held up in the air.

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Why You'll Love This Recipe
Ingredients
Variations
How to Make Chocolate Chip Rice Krispie Cookies
Recipe Tips
Storage Directions
Serving Suggestions
Recipe FAQs
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Rice Krispie Chocolate Chip Cookies

The best part about these chocolate chip Rice Krispie cookies is that you don't need to save the recipe for an important occasion or celebration. You can make them whenever you want! I have made them often just to share with the family, and sometimes because I want a delicious treat to enjoy.

If you like yummy Rice Krispie recipes, you will love these star crunch cookies and these easy Rice Krispie cookies.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

It has great texture: These are not your average cookies. They are soft and chewy like a chocolate chip cookie, with crispy bits of cereal throughout for an amazing textural contrast. It comes through in every bite!
It's easy to make: It's a simple recipe, too. If you've made homemade cookies before, you can definitely make these Rice Krispies chocolate chip cookies with ease.
It's budget-friendly: I typically have many of these ingredients always stocked in my kitchen. Butter, sugar, eggs, flour, etc., are common staples. I find that I don't spend much at all to get the last couple of things for these cookies.

Ingredients

Important ingredients for making this recipe are highlighted below. It's a basic and delicious chocolate chip cookie dough with the addition of crispy rice cereal, so no surprises here!

Butter: Your butter must be softened before you get started. This allows it to mix best with both sugars and to get soft and chewy cookies. I use salted butter for this, but add a pinch of salt if you only have unsalted.
Sugar: A combination of white granulated sugar and brown sugar makes for the best cookie possible. You get golden, crisp edges, while the center remains chewy. It's absolute perfection!
Baking powder/soda: This cookie needs a combination of baking powder and baking soda to achieve the right texture. Baking soda helps the cookie to spread, while the baking powder helps it to rise a little.
Rice cereal: I use Rice Krispies brand, but any brand of plain rice cereal will work just fine.
Chocolate chips: Semi-sweet chocolate creates the perfect balance of sweet and bitter to make a tasty bite. Feel free to use milk chocolate if you prefer.

See the recipe card below for exact ingredient amounts, nutritional information, and detailed instructions.

Variations

White chocolate: Swap the chocolate chips with white chocolate chips to add more richness as well as a different flavor profile.
Coconut: Fold in sweetened coconut flakes for a tropical flavor and crunchier texture.
Mint: Swap the chips or half of the chips for crushed Andes mints to create delightful chocolate mint cookies.

How to Make Chocolate Chip Rice Krispie Cookies

Here are the steps you'll need to make the best chocolate chip cookies with Rice Krispies. Preheat your oven to 350°F and spray a cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray.

Softened butter, white sugar, and brown sugar to a mixing bowl.

Step 1: Cream the butter and sugar. Add the softened butter and both sugars to a mixing bowl. Beat the mixture for about 2 minutes with an electric mixer, or until smooth and fluffy.

Egg and vanilla extract mixed with the butter mixture.

Step 2: Add egg and vanilla. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until they are just combined with the butter mixture.

Baking powder, baking soda, and flour in a bowl.

Step 3: Stir in dry ingredients. Next, gently stir in the baking powder, baking soda, and flour until they're fully incorporated with no dry patches.

Rice cereal and chocolate chips mixced with the cookie dough.

Step 4: Fold in cereal and chocolate. Then, fold in the rice cereal and chocolate chips so they're well distributed throughout the cookie dough.

Dough scooped onto the greased baking sheet.

Step 5: Form the cookies. Scoop the dough onto the greased baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches in between each cookie.

Step 6: Bake them. Stick the pan into the oven and bake the cookies for around 12 minutes.

Recipe Tips

Use room temperature ingredients: When making the cookie dough, room temperature ingredients always work best. This is the same for the butter AND even the egg. It makes the cookie dough smoother and free of lumps.
Try a cookie scoop: To make uniform cookies, try a cookie scoop. It ensures that they will all be the same size and bake at the same rate. It's one of my favorite cookie-making tools.
Don't overmix it: Only mix the ingredients until they are just combined. If you overmix the dough, it will affect the baking soda and baking powder, resulting in flatter and denser chocolate chip cookies.

If you love recipes with Rice Krispies and chocolate, you may also enjoy these chocolate peanut butter Rice Krispie treats or these chocolate covered Rice Krispie treats.

Cookies stacked on top of one another on a plate.

Our pistachio chocolate chip cookies are worth checking out if you enjoy cookies like these.

Storage Directions

Storing: Store your Rice Krispies cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. You may freeze them in a Ziploc bag for up to 3 months.
Make Ahead: Prepare the cookie dough, wrap the bowl, and stick it in the fridge for up to a few hours before you form and bake the cookies.

Serving Suggestions

Serve a scoop of ice cream on the side or as an ice cream sandwich. Chocolate strawberry ice cream and red velvet ice cream are my favorite homemade flavors to pair with these cookies.
Enjoy a hot cup of this McDonald's peppermint mocha copycat alongside your chocolate chip cookie.
Make this treat extra indulgent by dipping the cookies into this creamy Oreo dip.

Cookies stacked on top of each other on a table.

Recipe FAQs

Do I need to chill the dough before baking?

Nope! You can mix, scoop, and bake immediately! If you want to stick it in the refrigerator for a bit, that's fine. However, it's not required.

Why are my cookies dry?

If you add too much flour or overbake the Rice Krispie cookies, that can make them dry and crumbly. To prevent dry cookies, measure your ingredients correctly and make sure to keep an eye on them as they bake.

Why have the cookies spread so much?

If your butter was too warm, this can cause the cookies to spread and become flat in the oven. It must be softened, but still cool when you work on the cookie dough.

A stack of rice krispie chocolate chip cookies on top of other cookies.

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