Homemade Star Crunch Cookies

With just 5 ingredients you can make a batch of chewy, no-bake cookies inspired by Little Debbie Star Crunch! No stove-top needed - simply microwave and enjoy a caramel-y & chocolate treat in under 10 minutes!

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword homemade star crunch, little debbie, cookies

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 7

Servings cookies

Calories 209kcal

Author Melissa Rose

Ingredients

¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
½ cup salted caramel chips Hershey brand (see notes section below if using a different brand)
2 tablespoons butter unsalted or salted work, just not margarine
2 cups mini marshmallows
2 cups rice krispy cereal

Instructions

Add semi-sweet chocolate chips (¼ cup), caramel chips (½ cup), and butter (2 tablespoons) to a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on 50% power (important!) for 1 minute. Stir, then microwave in 30 second increments at 50% power until melted (mine takes about 2 minutes total). Mix until mostly smooth (it's okay to have a few lumps).
Once melted & smooth, add marshmallows (2 cups) - do not stir them in. Microwave for 1 minute.
Mix chocolate mixture until smooth (it's okay if a few of the marshmallows aren't fully melted), then stir in rice krispy cereal (2 cups). Mix until coated and let cool for a few minutes.
Once mixture is warm to the touch (i.e. not too hot to touch) scoop mixture in ¼ cup scoops, spray hands with nonstick cooking spray, roll into a ball, and then flatten into discs (don't press together too firmly or your cookies may get too hard). Place on parchment to harden.
If desired, you can also press mixture into a loaf pan and make them into bars.

Notes

Brand of caramel chips: If you're not using the Hershey's brand shown in the post above, melt the caramel separately from the chocolate (or melt on the stove on low heat). One reader reported that they used a different brand (that had a higher melting point) and it burned quicker than the chocolate in the microwave.

Can I double the batch? If you want to double the batch you have two options:

Simply make the recipe twice in two separate bowls. You can't double the recipe in the same bowl because the marshmallows would expand too much (also, I've found that doubling in the microwave increases your changes of burning the chocolate mixture).
If you want a 9x13 pan of bars (or 24 cookies!) use my larger-batch recipe for 5-Ingredient Star Crunch Bars!

Storage Instructions: Store in an airtight container. When properly stored, these will stay fresh for several days.

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