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Baked cookies resting on a wire cooling rack on the white marble cooktop, with a light dusting of sprinkles and festive holiday decorations in the background.

Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookies Recipe

These festive cookies are packed with crunchy pretzels, potato chips, white chocolate, and colorful M&M’s, making them a fun and unique treat! Perfect for any holiday celebration or just a special snack.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 20
Calories 200 kcal

Equipment

  • Electric Mixer or Hand Mixer
  • 2 Baking sheets
  • Parchment paper
  • Spatula
  • Cooling rack
  • Cookie scoop (optional)
  • Cookie cutter (optional)

Ingredients
  

  • 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
  • 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

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
    A glass mixing bowl on a white marble cooktop, filled with softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar being creamed together into a light and fluffy texture.
  • Add egg yolks and vanilla, mixing until pale and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
    Egg yolks and vanilla bean paste being added to the mixing bowl on the white marble cooktop, blending into a smooth and pale batter.
  • Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, mixing until combined.
  • Gently fold in M&M’s, white chocolate chips, pretzels, potato chips, and sprinkles.
    Festive red and green M&M’s, white chocolate chips, pretzel pieces, potato chips, and red and green sprinkles being folded gently into the cookie dough in the glass mixing bowl on the white marble cooktop.
  • Scoop dough into 20 balls and place 2 inches apart on the baking sheets. (Optional: Add extra mix-ins on top for decoration.)
    Cookie dough balls being scooped and placed on parchment-lined baking sheets on the white marble cooktop, with extra M&M’s and sprinkles added for a decorative touch.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes, depending on your desired cookie texture.
    Cookies baking in the oven, their edges golden, while a timer and an additional baking sheet are visible on the white marble cooktop.
  • (Optional) After baking, use a large circular cookie cutter to shape the cookies perfectly.
    Warm cookies on a baking sheet being shaped into perfect circles using a large circular cookie cutter on the white marble cooktop.
  • Let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack for another 10 minutes.
    Baked cookies resting on a wire cooling rack on the white marble cooktop, with a light dusting of sprinkles and festive holiday decorations in the background.
  • Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.