Lucky Charms Cookies Recipe

BIG, thin, crispy edges, chewy middles, lucky charms cookies with ground rice cereal and colorful gooey marshmallows. Everything about these cookies tastes like your favorite childhood cereal in cookies!

– 1 box lucky charm cereal – 150 g unsalted butter about ⅔ cup – 200 g brown sugar about 1 cup – 40 g cup powdered sugar about ⅓ cup – ¾ tsp fine sea salt – ½ tsp baking powder – ½ tsp baking soda – 1 large egg 1 yolk – 200 g ap flour about 1 ½ cups plus 1 tablespoon – 2 tablespoons malted milk powder or milk powder, optional (for flavor) – 60 g ground cereal bits from about 1 ½ cups cereal – 1 tsp pure vanilla extract or imitation vanilla for a more ‘birthday cake’ like flavor – 2 cups marshmallow bit

INGREDIENTS

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INSTRUCTION

2-cup brown cereal bits.2 cups marshmallow pieces. Food processor brown cereal bits; reserve 60g for dough. Keep crumbs in bowl. Make more 'rainbow dust' for topping by finger-crushing colorful marshmallows.

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STEP  1 .

Microwave a large bowl of butter until almost melted. Add brown sugar. Mix sugar and butter. Blend egg and egg yolk with batter until smooth and light-colored. 

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STEP 2.

 Add milk, baking powder, soda, vanilla, salt, and sugar. Mix marshmallows, flour, and ground cereal with a rubber spatula.

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STEP 3.

After nearly doubling, punch and flour the dough. Cream softened butter, brown sugar, and orange zest. Tbsp flour, pinch salt. 

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STEP 4.

Plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease two cookie sheets. Dough scooping. 

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STEP 5.

 Make smaller cookies than 3 tablespoons. Press each cookie dough ball into the leftover ground cereal bowl to stick. Separate dough balls 1.5 inches because these cookies spread. 

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STEP 6.

Max 5 larger cookies per sheet. Bake until golden in 12 minutes. Keep baking for 2 minutes for crunchier sides.

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STEP 7.

Scoop 10-minute cookies smaller. Rainbow/cereal dust after baking. Tight container.

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STEP 8.

See Also

Orange Rolls Recipe