Over the years, my mom and I have ripped out recipes from Bon Appetit, Real Simple, Everyday Food, Cooking Light, etc. – basically anything that caught our eye. We literally have hundreds of recipes. While my dad was out of town we decided to weed through them, categorizing them by type of food, and putting them into nicely organized binders so we can actually USE them. The only problem now is that we have to test all the recipes!
For our annual September trip to Yosemite I decided to make several batches of cookies – this recipe from Real Simple caught my eye during the sorting session, and turned out to be the hit of the weekend! You can find the original recipe at the Real Simple website.
I used plain ol’ Lays Classic Potato Chips, and it turned out great – they add a little bit of crunch and salt to the cookie, which is balanced by the pecans and sugar coating. Mmm-mmm!
1 cup butter, room temperature
Sugar-coated Potato Chip Cookies
1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus more for coating
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cups potato chips, crushed
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 375. Beat butter and 1/2 cup sugar at high speed in electric mixer until fluffy. Lower speed and add vanilla. Add flour and cinnamon and beat until incorporated. Fold in potato chips and pecans.
Roll into 1 1/2 inch balls and coat completely in extra granulated sugar. Place on foil lined baking sheets 2 inches apart.
Bake until golden brown around the edges, about 13 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes and transfer to wire rack.
Be sure to store these in an air-tight container as they can dry out quickly. Enjoy!
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