Easy Crunch Cream Cheese Cookies recipe. This dessert idea is made with your favourite leftover Halloween Chocolates and Rice Krispies.
Just a couple of days after Halloween, and I need to use up my Halloween candy.
I have been eating candy for almost every meal. I somehow need a breakfast dessert, dessert snacks, lunch dessert, dinner dessert, tea time dessert… I could make an excuse to have a dessert at all times, so I’m sharing the love by making these Crunch Cream Cheese Cookies.
Going to put these in the staff room to get some help in eating all of my leftover Halloween candy. That is, if I can stop myself from eating them all before then.
What you need to make Crunch Cream Cheese Cookies
This uses ingredients I usually have at home anyways, plus the leftover Crunch bars. All you need is:
- flour
- baking powder
- salt
- Rice Krispies
- unsalted butter
- cream cheese
- white sugar
- mini Crunch bars
That’s it!
Substitutions & Variations
Don’t have Crunch bars? These cookies work great with Kit Kats, mini Hersheys chocolates.. really whatever leftover Halloween chocolates you have on hand!
You can even make them without the chocolate. I often just make the base of these cookies alone, and they are the perfect rich and sweet cookie that pairs perfectly with a cup of tea.
Similar Recipes
Like these Crunch Cream Cheese Cookies? Then you will love these recipes:
- Crunch Chocolate Blended Baked Oats
- M&M Rice Krispie Cookies
- Peanut Butter and Chocolate Rice Krispies Squares
If you try this recipe, let me know! Rate it, leave a comment and tag me with #atasteofmadness on Instagram! I always love seeing what you are creating!
Crunch Cream Cheese Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup Rice Krispies cereal
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 18 mini crunch bars, cut in half
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and Rice Krispies.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Slowly mix in the flour mixture until fully combined.
- Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop the cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Press the cookies down using the back of a measuring cup. Press in 1/2 of a mini crunch bar on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes. Allow to cool completely on the baking sheet.
Kris
These have such a fun texture! The kids loved them. 🙂
atasteofmadness
So glad to hear 🙂
Irena
Suggested the recipe for a kid’s party (as in kids making it together with the parents). Everyone had so much fun, eating way too much chocolate in the process. Cookies went down a treat!
atasteofmadness
Yay! So glad that they were a hit 🙂
Jean
You had me at crunch bars, or maybe it was the cream cheese! My kids devoured these and begged me to make some more!
atasteofmadness
Aah that makes me so happy to hear that your kids loved it 🙂
Anjali
This was a super fun recipe to make with my kids this weekend!! It was easy enough for us to make and they devoured the cookies after!
atasteofmadness
It’s hard to stop at just one 😉
Quynh
Wow! So delicious! Crunchy and creamy cookie with chocolate on top…what’s not to love?
atasteofmadness
Right?? It’s one of my favourite recipes 🙂
Ann
What a great idea! I love Crunch candy so much, I bet these are great! Thanks for the recipe share!
atasteofmadness
You’re welcome 🙂
Jamie
Oh my, this cookie recipe looks so unique and it’s very delicious! The crunchy texture and the chocolate toppings make it so enticing and tempting! Kids will surely enjoy eating this and will want more!
atasteofmadness
It’s hard to just eat one 😉
Amy Liu Dong
A new cookie recipe for me to try. It is so easy and so delicious. I am everyone will love this!
atasteofmadness
Let me know how it goes 🙂