Description
Festive Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookies blend sweet nostalgia with holiday cheer, combining unexpected ingredients into one delightful treat. Delicious crumbles of chocolate, nuts, and seasonal sprinkles make these cookies a perfect companion for winter gatherings you’ll treasure.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup (170 grams) salted butter, softened
- 2 egg yolks, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups (180 grams) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
Sugars:
- 3/4 cup (150 grams) light brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated white sugar
Mix-ins and Extras:
- 1/2 cup red and green M&Ms
- 1/3 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup pretzel pieces
- 1/3 cup potato chip pieces
- 2 tablespoons red and green jimmies
- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper to prevent sticky aftermath from melted ingredients.
- Cream butter with brown and granulated sugars in a large mixing bowl until the mixture becomes light and airy, ensuring a smooth and fluffy texture.
- Incorporate egg yolks and vanilla extract, blending until the mixture transforms into a pale, silky consistency.
- Separately combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a clean bowl, then gradually integrate into the wet ingredients, mixing until just incorporated.
- Gently fold in the diverse mix-ins: M&M’s, white chocolate chips, pretzels, potato chips, and sprinkles, maintaining the integrity of the larger chip pieces for textural contrast.
- Utilize a cookie scoop to create uniform dough balls, spacing them two inches apart on prepared sheets. Optionally, strategically place additional mix-ins on top for visual appeal.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, adjusting time based on desired cookie texture—10 minutes for chewy centers, 12 for crisp edges. Cookies will appear slightly underbaked but will set while cooling.
- Immediately after removing from the oven, use a circular cookie cutter to reshape cookies into perfect rounds, creating a professional bakery-style finish.
- Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack for complete cooling.
Notes
- Ensure butter is truly softened at room temperature for the smoothest, most even cookie texture without lumps.
- Use a kitchen scale for precise ingredient measurements, especially flour, to guarantee consistent cookie results every time.
- Crush pretzels and potato chips coarsely to maintain delightful crunch and prevent turning the dough into a mushy mess.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 155
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 98 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg