Nana's Crunchy Jumble Cookies

Nana's Crunchy Jumbles are a long standing family favorite cookie. This recipe for simple old-fashioned cookies made chewy, crunchy, and sweet with crisp rice cereal and raisins comes from my 92-year-old grandmother, Nana.

Nana got the recipe for Crunchy Jumble Cookies from her sister-in-law, my great-aunt Esther, decades ago and still makes them every now and again. How I hope I'm still baking homemade cookies when I am in my 90s!

Nana passed this cookie recipe written in Aunt Esther's distinctive hand on a spattered recipe card to me the last time we were together. So much more than a great cookie recipe, it's a cherished piece of my family's cookie baking history.

There is something so sweet and satisfying about baking cookies and sharing old family recipes, I hope to continue doing it forever.

You can use whatever kind of crisp rice cereal you like best. I like Special K, but Rice Crispies work well and I've even made Crunchy Jumble Cookies with organic crisp brown rice cereal when that was all that was available in the pantry.

Tools For The Cookie Baker

3-Tier Cooling Rack for when counter space is at a premium

Bamboo Recipe Card Box

Need a way to keep your cookies fresh? I love the look of this old-fashioned cookie jar at a price that's hard to beat!