These chewy cookies are endlessly customizable to suit your mood. Choose your any combination of nuts, candy or dried fruit. The potato chips in these chewy jumbles add a salty finish that really works for those who love the sweet and salty combination.
- Level: Easy
- Total: 1 hr 30 min
- Prep: 30 min
- Inactive: 30 min
- Cook: 30 min
- Yield: about 20 cookies
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon fine salt
2 sticks butter, softened, 1/2 pound
1/2 cup lightly firmly packed light brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup lightly crushed thick-slice potato chips
chopped nuts
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Beat the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy on medium speed in another bowl. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla.
- At a low speed, add the flour mixture in batches until just blended. Be careful not to overbeat or the dough will toughen.) Stir in chocolate chips and your choice of stir-ins with a wooden spoon until well combined. Chill the dough 30 minutes or overnight.
- Shape or scoop using an ice cream scoop into 2-inch balls spaced about 3-inches apart on baking sheets. Bake until golden brown around the edges, about 15 minutes. Let cool on baking sheets, about 3 minutes. Transfer cookies to a cooling rack and cool.
Cook’s Note
Up to 1 cup total of any or all of your favorite stir ins: Chopped walnuts, pecans, peanuts, candy-coated chocolate or peanut butter candy, such as mini m and m s or Reese s pieces, dried cranberries or cherries, white chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, toffee bits
