Description
Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookies are a festive and fun treat packed with a colorful mix of M&M’s, white chocolate chips, pretzel pieces, potato chip pieces, and red and green sprinkles. These chewy and crispy cookies are perfect for holiday celebrations, combining sweet, salty, and crunchy textures in one delicious bite.
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 and Prepare Sheets: Preheat your 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 the softened salted butter, light brown sugar, and granulated white sugar. Using an electric mixer, cream together for two minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy, incorporating air for tender cookies.
- Add Egg Yolks and Vanilla: Mix in the egg yolks and vanilla bean paste or extract on medium speed for two minutes. The mixture should become pale in color and fluffy, ensuring proper texture for the dough.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: Add the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the wet ingredients. Mix just until combined to avoid overworking the dough which can toughen cookies.
- Fold in Mix-ins: Gently fold in the M&M’s, white chocolate chips, pretzel pieces, potato chip pieces, and jimmies with a spatula until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Scoop and Arrange Dough: Scoop the dough into 20 evenly sized balls and arrange them two inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Optionally, sprinkle extra mix-ins on top of each dough ball for a festive look.
- Bake Cookies: Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes; 10 minutes for chewier centers and 12 minutes for crisper edges to suit your preference.
- Shape Cookies (Optional): Immediately after baking, use a large circular cookie cutter to gently swirl and shape each cookie into a perfect circle, pushing the edges to tidy their appearance.
- Cool Cookies: Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack for an additional 10 minutes to fully set and cool.
- Store Leftovers: Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container for up to three days to maintain freshness.
Notes
- Measure your flour properly by spooning it into the measuring cup and leveling with a knife rather than scooping directly from the bag to avoid overly dense cookies. Ideally, weigh your flour: 1 cup equals 125 grams.
- Using a cookie cutter immediately after baking helps give the cookies a professional and uniform shape.
- Adding extra mix-ins on top before baking is optional but enhances the cookies’ festive appearance.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
