I Tried Making Homemade Star Crunch Cookies

I Tried Making Homemade Star Crunch Cookies | Claire Recreates

In this episode of Claire Recreates, Claire Saffitz takes on the legendary Star Crunch cookie... a chewy, caramel-filled, chocolate-coated classic packed with crispy rice. From homemade caramel to perfectly balanced chocolate flavor and texture, Claire breaks down every component to see if a from-scratch version can capture the nostalgia of the original.

Will the homemade version outshine the convenience store favorite? Watch and find out.

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COOKIES

1¼ cups old-fashioned rolled oats, divided

¼ cup raisins

½ cup whole milk

¼ cup water

(¼ cup oats + raisins cooked in milk/water, remaining 1 cup oats processed w/ dry ingredients)

1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon cocoa powder

1½ teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon kosher salt

½ turmeric

8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature

¼ cup vegetable oil

1 cup light brown sugar (packed)

⅓ cup molasses

1 large egg

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

CARAMEL LAYER

1 cups/400 grams granulated sugar

¼ cup/85 grams light corn syrup

2 tablespoons/57 grams unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces

3/4 cups/360 grams heavy cream, heated and kept warm

1 teaspoon kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal)

00:00 Intro

00:25 First impressions of StarCrunch

03:55 StarCrunch Analysis

05:00 Measurements

05:26 Game plan

05:37 How To Make Puffed Rice

08:51 How To Make Cookies

29:34 Fry rice

31:54 How To Make Caramel

34:51 Coat cookies in caramel + puffed rice

36:56 How To Make Chocolate

41:06 Comparison

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Producer/Director: Vincent Cross

Camera Operator: Calvin Robertson

Editor/Motion Graphics: Hal