Description
The Festive Kitchen Sink Surprise Cookies are an amalgamation of sweet, salty, crunchy, and chewy, making them a uniquely delightful treat. Each bite encompasses a variety of flavors from the rich chocolate of M&M’s to the sharp saltiness of potato chips, all tied together in a soft cookie base. This recipe is perfect for holiday gatherings, giving you a taste of festive joy with every cookie!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ¾ cups All-purpose flour (scooped and leveled)
- ½ teaspoon Baking powder
- ½ teaspoon Baking soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 8 oz Unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
- 1 ¼ cups Dark brown sugar
- ¾ cup White granulated sugar
- 2 Large eggs (room temperature)
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
- 1 cup M&M’s (red and green, plus more for topping)
- ½ cup White chocolate chips (plus more for topping)
- ½ cup Pretzels (broken into small pieces, plus more for topping)
- ⅓ cup Salted potato chips (crushed, plus more for topping)
- 2 tablespoons Holiday sprinkles (jimmies work best)
Instructions
- Melt the butter and allow it to sit for 20 minutes to cool to room temperature.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the cooled melted butter with the dark brown sugar and granulated sugar until smooth. Incorporate the eggs and vanilla extract, mixing well.
- Gradually add the flour mixture into the wet ingredients using a rubber spatula, mixing until just combined.
- Fold in the M&M’s, white chocolate chips, pretzels, crushed potato chips, and holiday sprinkles gently.
- Using a 1 ½ oz ice cream scoop, portion the cookie dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and refrigerate for 1 hour, or freeze for 30 minutes if short on time.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Arrange 6 cookie dough balls on a second parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 13-15 minutes, rotating the sheet pan halfway through for even browning.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and, while they’re still hot, use a large cookie cutter to gently reshape them. Top each cookie with additional mix-ins before they cool.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
Nutrition
- Calories: 200 calories per cookie