Chocolate Chip Potato Chip Cookies

Say that five times fast… There’s really no magic to this recipe, but trust me, you’ll want to add a handful of potato chips to your next batch of chocolate chip cookies. They’re the perfect salty/sweet bite.

If you already have a tried-and-true chocolate chip cookie recipe, you’ll simply want to add approximately 2 cups of potato chips (while I’m usually a Cape Cod Potato Chips girl… I’m very partial to Ruffles Original in this case) to your dough and mix only until the chips are incorporated. You don’t want to over-mix or break the chips down too much.

Chocolate Chip Potato Chip Cookies

Makes approximately 24 cookies

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 sticks of unsalted butter, softened (not melted)
• 3/4 cups white sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups chocolate chips (milk or semi-sweet)
• 2 cups ridged potato chips (Ruffles)
• Optional: flaky sea salt (such as Maldon on MV Sea Salt)

Directions

1. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt — set aside
2. In the bowl of your stand mixer (or with a hand mixer), cream together butter and both sugars
3. Add eggs and vanilla extract — use the paddle attachment
4. Slowly add your dry mixture (flour, baking soda, salt) to your stand-mixer bowl, and mix on medium until well combined
5. Add chocolate chips
6. On a low setting, add potato chips and mix until chips are combined — but be careful to not over-mix
7. Refrigerate dough for 1-2 hours
8. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (350 F if you are using a nonstick pan or silpat mat)
9. Using a dough scoop, arrange cookies on your cookie sheets, top with flaky sea salt (optional), and bake for 12-15 minutes — you’ll want the edges to be slightly browned)
10. Cool on a wire rack… and enjoy that salty/sweet!

I just made a big batch of these for Teacher Appreciation Week at the kids’ school… and had to set aside a few for us. 😅 A+ all around.

Also On Tap for Today:

• Another fun + easy project for Teacher Appreciation Week or end of the year teacher gifts: personalized herb gardens
• A much needed desk clear off
• A great resource: The Grown-Up’s Guide to Emotional Regulation