Everything but the kitchen sink!
Oats and chocolate and pretzels and peanuts and marshmallows, oh my!
Where my fellow cookie-holics? Cookie-aholics? Cookie-lics? meh. Where my fellow cookie-lovers at?! Don’t get me wrong. I LOVE doing some more extravagant baking from time to time. Like cherry pavlovas. Like pesto-stuffed challah. And DEFS like victoria sandwich.
But sometimes there is nothing better than quickly beating the crap out of some butter and sugar and mixing-in every snack-like food you’ve got spilling out of your pantry. Hence the name – kitchen sink cookies. I’ve also heard these called compost cookies or garbage cookies. Which . . . seems . . . a little less flattering.
But the ideas for these cookies are endless! I’ve included a comprehensive list, below. For our cookies, David immediately cut coconut (I was bummed) and I immediately cut white chocolate (David was bummed).
Mix-ins for Kitchen Sink Cookies
- oats – rolled or old-fashioned
- chocolate chips – dark, semi-sweet, milk, or white
- toffee bits
- salted caramel bits
- butterscotch chips
- crushed graham crackers
- mini marshmallows
- nuts – peanuts, pecans, walnuts, sliced almonds
- crushed pretzels
- crushed potato chips (I sprinkle these on top of each cookie for some salty crunch)
- sweetened shredded coconut
- instant coffee granules
- chopped dried fruit – dates, cranberries, raisins, apricots
- crushed cereal – fruit loops, corn flakes, or honey nut cheerios
mikaela | wyldflour
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Kitchen sink cookies have everything but the kitchen sink! Also known as garbage or compost cookies, they are stuffed with everyone's favorite mix-ins!
20 minPrep Time
10 minCook Time
30 minTotal Time
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Ingredients
- 3/4 cup shortening (you can replace with butter but cookies won't be as soft)
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar (can replace with light brown sugar)
- 3/4 cup white granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup mini marshmallows
- 1/3 cup crushed pretzels
- 1/4 cup crushed graham crackers
- 2 tablespoons salted caramel bits and/or toffee bits
- 2 tablespoons chopped peanuts
- crushed potato chips for sprinkling (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and line a couple baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream shortening, butter, brown sugar, and sugar together. Beat in eggs and vanilla until well mixed. Beat in 1 cup flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir in remaining flour and oats.
- Stir in all of the mix-ins you want! You can customize based on your personal preference, but the measurements and ingredients above are exactly as I made them. Scoop and roll two tablespoons of dough and place on baking sheet. Bake for 8-9 minutes until edges are starting to brown. Remove from the oven and gently move to a cooling rack. Sprinkle each hot cookie with crushed potato chips for a salty crunch!
Notes
Complete list of mix-in possibilities above in the post!
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