Description
Delight in festive Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookies packed with a colorful mix of M&M's, white chocolate chips, pretzels, potato chips, and sprinkles. These chewy, sweet, and salty cookies are perfect for holiday gatherings and easy to make with a buttery base and vanilla flavor.
Ingredients
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Cookie Dough
- 3/4 cup salted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 2 egg yolks, at room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
Mix-ins
- 1/2 cup red and green M&M's
- 1/3 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup pretzel pieces
- 1/3 cup potato chip pieces
- 2 tbsp red and green jimmies (sprinkles)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside to prepare for baking.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In a large bowl, add softened salted butter, light brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Use an electric mixer to cream them together for two minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add Egg Yolks and Vanilla: Mix in the egg yolks and vanilla bean paste or extract on medium speed for two minutes until the mixture becomes pale and fluffy.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: Add the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined without overmixing.
- Fold in Mix-ins: Gently fold in the M&M's, white chocolate chips, pretzel pieces, potato chip pieces, and red and green jimmies using a spatula until evenly distributed.
- Scoop Dough: Scoop the dough into 20 individual balls and arrange them two inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Optionally, sprinkle a few extra mix-ins on top of each dough ball for a festive look.
- Bake Cookies: Bake for 12 minutes for crisper edges or 10 minutes if you prefer chewier centers.
- Shape Cookies (Optional): Immediately after removing from the oven, use a large circular cookie cutter to give each cookie a perfect round shape by swirling the cutter gently around each cookie.
- Cool: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool for an additional 10 minutes before serving or storing.
- Store: Store any leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.
Notes
- Measure your flour properly by spooning flour into your measuring cup and leveling it off with a knife to avoid using too much flour; alternatively, weigh your flour (1 cup equals 125 grams).
- Adding extra mix-ins on top of cookie dough balls before baking enhances appearance and adds festive color.
- Using a large circular cookie cutter on hot cookies helps shape them perfectly by pressing the edges gently.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 110 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
