Latke Cookies (aka Potato Chip M&M Cookies)
What started as a bit of a lark—har de har, I’ll make a cookie that’s like a latke—turned into a cultural awakening. Forgive me for my east coast ignorance. Potato chip cookies are actually a thing that grandmas make and families eat up all the happy memories.
I took a basic chocolate chip cookie dough and added pretty much a bag of crushed, salted potato chips and some M&Ms.
You know what? Potato chips are a delicious addition to cookies. My neighbor said they were “Fantastic! Sooooooooo good!” She’s from Pennsylvania Dutch country, so maybe that helps her love them.
They make an amusing Hanukah present all wrapped up in a little bag with a ribbon. Hopefully your recipients will be as generous with the compliments as mine.
As an alternate to M&Ms, you could drizzle them with melted peanut butter for a dastardly sweet-salty treat.
LATKE COOKIES (aka Potato Chip Cookies with M&Ms)
What You’ll Need:
2 sticks (8 ounces butter), room temperature
3/4 cup light brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon kosher salt
8 to 10 ounces salted potato chips (such as Lay’s),
What You’ll Do:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt together until mixed.
In a stand or with a hand (but not with a fox, and not with socks) mixer, cream the butter and sugars together until light, about 1 to 2 minutes. Don’t forget to scrape down the sides.
Add the vanilla and eggs and mix on medium speed until creamy and well-blended.
Add the flour mixture and beat on low, then medium speed until just incorporated.
If using a stand mixer, remove the bowl. Add the potato chips to the bowl and using a wooden spoon or stiff spatula (or if you have it, and don’t mind getting your hands a little messy, a plastic bowl scraper), incorporate the potato chips into the mixture, crushing up the potato chips as you go. The chip pieces should be of all sizes, varying from 1/4-inch to 3/4-inch shards. Add the M&Ms if using and mix further.
Scoop the dough into 1 1/2-inch to 2-inch balls and place 2-inches apart on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until light golden brown.
Cool on pan for a minute before leaving to cool on a baking rack.
