Everything But The Kitchen Sink Cookies

This crazy concoction gives being a child playing in your mom’s pantry…. but hear me out they are absolutely delicious. a Panera dupe? Although Panera doesn’t include potato chips in theirs, they SHOULD. FEEL FREE to leave out the potato chips if you do not want them.

Why measure with your heart?

You may see in my recipes that I do not provide a measurement for vanilla and occasionally for other ingredients. I like to allow you as much creative freedom as possible without destroying the recipe. I trust your instincts. Now obviously don’t go and pour the entire bottle of vanilla in your batter, but it’s not one of those ingredients you have to be super meticulous with. If I don’t measure it why should you?

For a pinch of salt I pour the salt in my hand and use my pointer finger and thumb to pinch, then add it to my bowl.

All of my recipes are written as I do them.

From a young age, my mom used to always get on me for not following recipes to a T, but as I got older I realized that the creative freedom I gave myself fueled my love for baking. In the kitchen I allow my mind to wander and test the limits of each recipe. Sometimes resulting in disaster but more often than not resulting in a delicious outcome.

One Bowl for wet and dry ingredients ???

I know! Crazy right?! In recipes, to minimize the number of dishes I have to do at the end of the night I tend to do everything in one bowl. Recipes usually tell you to mix dry and wet ingredients separately so you don’t accidentally overmix your batter. Feel free to combine the dry ingredients separately if your heart truly desires. Just make sure dry ingredients are fully incorporated before continuing to the next step. If you are nervous about overmixing you can also use a spatula to fold the dry ingredients into the wet; that generally helps me.

Prep Time: 15 mins | Chill time: 30mins | Bake time: 12-15 mins

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter

• 1 egg

• 1/4 cup brown sugar

• 1/2 cup white granulated sugar

• splash vanilla

• 1 cup flour

• 1/4 tsp baking soda

• pinch salt

• I used 1/3 cup of all my add-ins!!

  • chopped pretzels

  • crushed up potato chips

  • chopped caramel

  • chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. Cream Butter and Sugar: In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugars on medium speed for about 3 minutes until light and fluffy.

2. Add Wet Ingredients: Mix in the egg and vanilla extract until well combined.

3. Incorporate Dry Ingredients: Add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.

4. Fold in Mix-Ins: Gently fold in the chips, pretzels, chocolate chips, and caramel chunks until evenly distributed.

5. Chill Dough: Chill the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.

6. Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).

7. Bake Cookies: Scoop the dough onto a baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes, depending on the size of your cookies and your oven.

8. Shape Cookies (Optional): If the cookies come out a little wonky, place a bowl around each cookie while still warm and swirl it gently to reshape them. (If this step is confusing, reference the linked video for a demonstration! )

9. Cool and Enjoy: Allow the cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet before enjoying!