Sweet & Salty Potato Chip Cookies with Roasted Pecans
A sweet and salty, shortbread type cookie with crunchy potato chips mixed in. This easy to make recipe creates a rich and buttery cookie that checks all the boxes. Baked until golden with crumbled potato chips on top adding a salty finish. They make a great addition to a cookie box or cookie exchange.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks, room temp)
- 1 cup sugar (divided)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup toasted pecans chopped
- ½ cup crushed potato chips (about 2 cups of potato chips)
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon potato chips (finely crushed)
- 1½ teaspoons salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter with ½ cup sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the vanilla and salt. In a separate bowl combine the toasted pecans, ½ cup crushed potato chips and flour and mix together. Add to butter mixture and mix until just combined. Refrigerate the dough to make it easier to handle, but not too long, about 15 minutes.
- Place the remaining ½ cup sugar into a small bowl. Scoop a tablespoon sized mound of dough with an ice cream scoop and form it into a small ball rolling it between your hands. Roll the ball in the remaining sugar until coated. Place on prepared baking sheet and using the bottom of a drinking glass, slightly flatten the cookies.
- Mix 1 tablespoon crushed potato chips with 1 ½ teaspoon salt and sprinkle onto the cookies.
- Bake for 15 minutes until cookies are lightly golden at the edges. Transfer to cool on a wire rack.
Barbara's Notes + Tips
- It will take about 2 cups of whole potato chips to get ½ cup of crumbs.
- To crush the potato chips, place them in a ziplock back and use a rolling pin to crush them.
- When toasting the pecans, keep a close eye on them as they will burn very quickly.
- You can use any type of regular potato chip, they can have ridges or not or be extra crunchy.
Nutrition
Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 240mg | Potassium: 44mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 238IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg
