Kitchen Sink Christmas Cookies
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
18
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Calories
207 kcal
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Course
Dessert
Kitchen Sink Christmas Cookies
Description
The Kitchen Sink Christmas Cookies mix a diverse range of ingredients like chocolate chips, M&Ms, pretzels, and potato chips into a single dough that is pressed into thick cookie disks. The dough uses melted butter combined with both white and brown sugars, a single egg, vanilla extract, baking soda, and salt, creating a slightly chewy cookie with a crisp edge. The combination of sweet chocolates and salty snacks adds a complex texture and flavor profile. The method involves melting butter, whisking sugars and egg, then folding in the dry ingredients and mix-ins carefully by hand. Baking at 350°F allows the cookies to spread slightly without losing their shape, especially when pressed into disks before baking.
These cookies can suit holiday parties and gift-giving thanks to their festive M&Ms and balanced sweet-savory mix. Adjusting the flour amount slightly helps achieve the right dough consistency if the mixture feels too soft. The unique inclusion of crushed pretzels and potato chips offers a pleasant crunch contrasting the softer dough.
For storage, keep the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator for a chewier texture. Adding a piece of bread to the container helps maintain softness by absorbing excess moisture. Avoid using electric mixers to keep the texture right—stirring by hand is recommended. The recipe allows for seasonal customization by swapping M&M colors to fit different holidays.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter 1 stick, melted
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 egg large
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 ¼-½** cup all-purpose flour see the note for desired texture
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
- ¼ cup white chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup mini M&Ms or any holiday m&ms, holiday variety
- ⅓ cup pretzels crushed, mini
- ⅓ cup potato chips crushed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a large glass mixing bowl, add the butter and cover with a paper towel. Melt it in 30 second intervals or until it’s completely melted (no chunks are left).
- Pour in the brown sugar and white sugar and whisk it together.
- Whisk in the egg and vanilla extract. Scrape the sides of the bowl to make sure all of the wet ingredients are combined.
- Add in the dry ingredients (not the mix-ins yet!): all purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix together (again, scrape the sides of the bowl to ensure everything is well mixed). Note: if the batter is too soft or the butter isn't whisked enough, you may need to add another 2 tbsp - ¼ cup of flour. Mixed batter should resemble this texture.
- Add all of the mix-ins to the bowl and fold together.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper
- Use a 2 inch cookie scoop to scoop dough onto prepared baking sheets. Gently press down so they’re a thick disk cookie instead of a round ball. Press extra chocolate chips and crushed pretzels into the top of the scooped cookie dough balls (this helps create a more visually festive cookie).
- Place 6-8 cookies on each baking sheet. They will expand during baking so try to leave at least 2” around each one.
- Bake for 9-12 minutes. They will be slightly brown on the edges and look slightly doughy in the center. Use a larger bowl than the cookie method to ‘shake’ the cookie back into a circle shape if they’ve expanded too much while baking.
- Let the cookies cool for a few minutes on the pan before removing them to a wire rack. Enjoy warm with flakey sea salt or allow to cool. Both are DIVINE!
Notes
- Use a bowl larger than the baking sheet to gently shake the cookies back into shape if they spread too much during baking.
- Do not use electric mixers; mixing by hand with a rubber spatula or whisk preserves the best texture.
- You can customize these cookies by changing the M&Ms colors for different holidays such as Valentine's Day or Halloween.
- Store cookies in an airtight container with a piece of bread to keep them soft for longer periods.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 18Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 207 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 207kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 26mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 198mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 14mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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