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Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookies Recipe

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These festive Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookies are packed with a delightful mix of M&M’s, white chocolate chips, pretzels, potato chips, and colorful sprinkles. With a soft, chewy center and slightly crisp edges, they’re the perfect holiday treat to share with family and friends.

Ingredients

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Cookie Dough

  • 3/4 cup salted butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1/4 cup granulated white sugar
  • 2 egg yolks, at room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Mix-Ins

  • 1/2 cup red and green M&M’s
  • 1/3 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup pretzel pieces
  • 1/3 cup potato chip pieces
  • 2 tbsp red and green jimmies (sprinkles)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set them aside for later.
  2. Cream butter and sugars: In a large bowl, add the softened salted butter, light brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Use an electric mixer to cream them together for about two minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy.
  3. Add egg yolks and vanilla: Mix in the egg yolks and vanilla bean paste or extract on medium speed for two minutes, until the mixture turns pale in color and becomes fluffy.
  4. Combine dry ingredients: Add the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the wet mixture. Mix until all ingredients are just combined.
  5. Fold in mix-ins: Gently fold in the M&M’s, white chocolate chips, pretzel pieces, potato chip pieces, and sprinkles with a spatula to evenly distribute them into the dough.
  6. Scoop dough: Scoop the dough into 20 equal balls and arrange them on the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about two inches apart.
  7. Add extra toppings (optional): If desired, place a few additional mix-ins on top of each cookie dough ball to give the cookies a festive and decorative look.
  8. Bake cookies: Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. Ten minutes will yield chewier centers while twelve minutes will produce crisper edges.
  9. Shape cookies (optional): Right after baking, use a large circular cookie cutter to swirl around each cookie to achieve a perfect round shape, which also helps to push all the mix-ins together neatly.
  10. Cool cookies: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely for another 10 minutes.
  11. Store leftovers: Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days to maintain freshness.

Notes

  • Using room temperature egg yolks helps achieve a fluffier dough texture.
  • For a chewier cookie, bake closer to 10 minutes; for crispier edges, bake up to 12 minutes.
  • The extra mix-ins on top before baking are optional but add a festive appearance.
  • Shaping cookies right out of the oven ensures consistent size and attractive presentation.
  • Store cookies in an airtight container to prevent them from drying out.
  • You can substitute the M&M’s with other colorful candies if desired.

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