Chocolate Chip Crunch Cookies

• 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
• 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 large egg yolk plus 2 teaspoons water, or 1 large egg white
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup toasted rice cereal

1. Preheat the oven to 375F.
2. In a bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter with the brown sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy and beat in the egg yolk mixture or the egg white.
3. Add the flour, the baking powder, the salt, and the vanilla, stirring until the dough is blended well, and stir in the chips and the cereal.
4. Arrange level tablespoons of the dough 2 inches apart on a lightly greased baking sheet and bake the cookies in the middle of the oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until they are golden.
5. Transfer the cookies with a spatula to a rack and let them cool.

unsalted butter, brown sugar, egg yolk, allpurpose, doubleacting baking powder, salt, vanilla, chocolate chips, rice cereal

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chocolate-chip-crunch-cookies-13168 (may not work)