These festive Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookies are a soft & chewy treat that Santa (and everyone else) are sure to love!
"Kitchen Sink" cookies are some of the easiest to make, and there are so many ways to customize them to suit your tastes. Like the name implies, you add basically "everything but" to these cookies for a salty sweet treat. You can also switch out ingredients to make them festive for the holidays! This recipe for Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookies have pops of vibrant red and green M&Ms and sprinkles, and is so simple to make for Christmas cookie swaps and holiday parties. Santa and everyone else on your Christmas list are going to love these Christmas cookies!
Follow the recipe below to mix up the cookie dough. This is a pretty typical chocolate chip cookie base, and should be fairly fluffy and smooth once everything has been mixed together.
Now it's time to pack this dough with "everything except the kitchen sink". It may seem weird when you first see the mix-ins listed in this recipe, but once you bit into a cookie you'll understand! There are so many sweet and salty combinations to create all different kinds of kitchen sink cookies. Since this is a Christmas version of the kitchen sink cookie recipe, I made sure to use holiday M&Ms and sprinkles!
Here are a few mix-in ingredient ideas to get you started:
- Sprinkles - jimmies, nonpareils, or get festive with holiday sprinkles
- Chocolate Chips: milk chocolate, semi-sweet, white
- Butterscotch Chips, Peanut Butter Chips
- Caramel Bits
- Toffee Bits
- M&Ms
- Potato Chips - regular, ruffled
- Graham Crackers
- Pretzels
- Nuts: peanuts, pecans, walnuts
- Shredded Coconut
- Dried Cranberries, Raisins
Use a cookie scoop and roll the dough into balls. This is totally optional, but you can add additional mix-ins, like M&Ms on the top. The cookies will spread while baking, so place them about 2-3 inches apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake the cookies until the edges are golden brown. For a soft and chewy cookie, do not over-bake!
After removing the cookies from the oven, let them sit for about 5 minutes before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookies
Servings: 18
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Bake Time: 11-12 minutes
Ingredients:
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup red and green M&Ms
- ⅓ cup white chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup chopped pretzel pieces
- ½ cup chopped potato chip pieces
- 2 Tbsp red & green sprinkles
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350º F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together melted butter and sugars.
- Add vanilla extract and egg, mix until combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet, folding the mixture together until just combined.
- Pour in the M&Ms, white chocolate chips, pretzels, potato chips, and sprinkles.
- Use a cookie scoop and gently roll and form the dough into balls with your hands.
- Place the dough balls 2-3 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake cookies for 11-12 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies are golden brown.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then move to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Tips:
- Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
- Freeze cookie dough balls for 2-3 hours, then place in a freezer-safe bag to store for up to 6 months.
- Bake frozen dough at 325°F for 16 to 18 minutes.
- Mix-In Variations: add or substitute any mix-in ingredients to suit your tastes!
These Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookies are such a fun and festive treat to share with Santa and at holiday parties, and are simple enough to let the kids help. If you decide to give this recipe a try, I'd love to hear all about it! Please share your creations on Instagram, Facebook, or leave a comment/photo on the project pin on Pinterest!!
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