Cookie Toppings and Mix-Ins
Atop cookies, in the dough or sandwiched between a pair of cookies, toppings and mix-ins are the quickest, easiest, almost-entirely foolproof way to customize your cookies.
Tara Donne
This is one bit of baking that rewards playing around — mix it up by combining a couple of these to discover your brand-new favorite.
The Unexpected:
- Pretzels
- Potato chips
- Breakfast cereal
- Chopped-up cookies (sandwich cookies or gingersnaps work well)
Classics:
- Rainbow or chocolate sprinkles
- Confetti
- Dragees
- Icing sugar (sometimes called sanding sugar)
- Chocolate chips
Fruit & Nuts
- Raisins, dried cranberries or dried cherries
- Almonds, peanuts, walnuts, pistachios or pecans
- Shredded coconut
- Crystallized ginger
Candy
- Crushed toffee bars
- Mini candy-coated chocolate candies
- Crushed candy canes
- Mini marshmallows
- Chopped-up candy bars
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