Potato Chip Cookies with Chocolate and Sea Salt
ShareThe perfect chewy cookie recipe, studded with chocolate and potato chips throughout, then finished off with a sprinkling of coarse sea salt for an added boost in flavor.
I’m having one of those moments my mom did growing up, standing in line, waiting for that precious Cabbage Patch doll to give to her only daughter on Christmas morning. I don’t know if it’s something I asked for or something she just wanted to surprise me with because honestly, I don’t remember that Christmas or even how old I was when I got my first Cabbage Patch doll. But I remember the story. And I remember that doll. I remember the matching outfits my mom even made for me and the doll.
Only my moment… it’s over Frozen dolls. When I first decided I wanted to find them for the girls, every store was already sold out of Elsa dolls and it didn’t seem fair to get one doll and not the other so I got the smaller magi-clip dolls instead. A good substitute but still not what I had hoped to get. Here and there I’d search and find outrageously priced dolls, laugh a little and move on. Because really, who pays $40+ for a Barbie sized doll?
Anyway… my local store just got a new shipment in and I’m ridiculously excited to pick them up and surprise the kids. The only debate now will be, how long can I hold out? Can I wait until the movie release next month? Can I wait until Easter and put them in their baskets? Or will I cave and hand them over this weekend? I’m probably just as excited to give them to the kids as they will be to get them.
For the longest time I protested sweet/salty food. I just couldn’t wrap my head around it. I wanted nothing to do with it. In my mind, they were meant to be separate. Sweet or salty but not both. Once I finally caved, it was a whole new world of possibilities and loves. Given that I’ve been semi obsessed with cookies lately, it seemed fitting to finally whip up an amazing sweet and salty cookie.
These soft and chewy cookies are loaded with salty potato chips, chocolate and finished off with a sprinkle of coarse sea salt for an added boost of saltiness. If you’re a sweet and salty fan, then these are an absolute must make!
Potato Chip Cookies with Chocolate and Sea Salt
Ingredients
- 10 Tbsp unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 C granulated sugar
- 1/2 C light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 tsp coarse sea salt
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 C cake flour
- 3/4 C bread flour
- 1 C semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 C plain potato chips
- Coarse sea salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugars. Mix in egg and vanilla, followed by salt, baking powder, baking soda and flour. Mix until no streaks remain and all ingredients have been incorporated well. With mixer running on low, slowly add potato chips and chocolate chips. Cover and chill for 1-2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. On a silicone or parchment lined baking sheet, using a medium cookie scoop, space cookies 2-inches apart. Lightly sprinkle with extra sea salt. Bake for 13-15 minutes or until edges are lightly golden. Allow cookies to rest on pan for 1 minute prior to transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
You’re such a good mommy. I heard Frozen was amazing. I haven’t seen it yet, but it’s going to happen as soon as they release the DVD. I’m currently obsessed with the minions from Despicable Me. Have you and your girls seen it yet? Both movies are hilarious. I’m such a nerd for Disney/Pixar movies. Love these cookies. Pinned.
You definitely have to see it when it’s released on dvd next month! We loved Despicable Me (1 and 2) as well! Very cute :)
Oh man, Frozen dolls? I WANT! I LOVE that movie.
And, these cookies? WHOA. Chocolate, sat, POTATO CHIPS.
I die.
Thanks Taylor :)
Cookies and chips. DAY MADE!
Right?! :) Thanks Steph
Love the salty goodness here!!
Thanks Marie :)
Haley’s birthday was a couple weeks ago and it was nothing short of a miracle that the Frozen dolls were in stock at one of our local stores. I snatched those suckers up. Worth every penny – she was SO excited. I even bought the little figurine set. She plays with them in the sink. O.o. Anyway, adding the cookies to my never ending list of ones to try. I love pretzels, so why not potato chips!
I wish I could find the castle for a decent price. Not that they need it but it’d be fun. Disney sure is making plenty of $ off of this movie!
This is so different, such a great idea!
Thanks Sherri :)
i always call these cowboy cookies. Not sure why potato chips equals cowboys. Boy are they good though!
Oh that’s funny because my family has a “cowboy cookie” too but it’s completely different (oatmeal etc and no potato chips ha)
okay, you MUST know that I’m Momofuku Milk Bar obsessed bc oh-em-geee potato chips in chocolate chip cookies WIN at life! love love love this :)
I’ve only just recently heard of those cookies but I clearly have to try them now :)
ps – So glad I found your blog :)
i have always been sweet + salty kind of person and these cooking – need some like now!
You should make them for the weekend ;)
I am a huge fan of sweet and salty! It completes me! These cookies are so pretty!!! I had no idea there were Frozen dolls…I should have known there would be though :-)
Thanks Jocelyn! And seriously, they’re making a killing off of this movie lol dolls of all sizes and much more!
Do you need to crush the chips first?
They will be crushed during the mixing process but you can break down larger chips. You definitely don’t want them to be small pieces when you add them into the dough for fear of them getting lost.
I could never wait… so I would give the dolls to them this weekend :) Love the combination of potato chips with chocolate chips in cookies. Thanks for sharing.
I’m really trying to hold out… we’ll see how long that lasts lol. I have one of the boy characters arriving today so we’ll see if that pushes me over the edge with excitement.
Amazing combo!! Salt, sweet and loaded with chocolate! Yup, perfect!
Thanks Tieghan :)
I was a late comer to the sweet and salty craze, but I’m a huge fan now. These look delicious!
Thanks Laura!
The best combination for a cookie! Salty, sweet, and crunchy! I think you should try to hold out as long as you can with the dolls but totally give in if you feel like it ;)
I’m totally trying to hold out but we’ll see how long that lasts lol
These cookies are ridiculously awesome.
And I need someone to go see little girls movies with! I’m stuck with the Lego movie.
My mom and aunt did the same for me for my cabbage patch kid dolls…what a blast from the past. :)
I love salty and sweet together so these cookies look AMAZING!
PS I think my comments are going into your spam. :(
Thanks so much! And I’m glad to have brought back the memory for you too! Thanks also for letting me know. I snagged your other comment from spam. Hopefully that won’t happen again. :)
I definitely believe that sweet and salty belong together. Like pretzels and m&m’s, or salted caramels. Can’t wait to try these cookies, they sound fantastic!
Thanks Jen!
Trader Joe’s sells chocolate-covered potato chips, and I don’t allow myself to buy them because I pretty much demolish the bag in one sitting. However, I will be making these cookies soon. Amazing. My kindergartener is going to a Frozen-themed ballet camp this week, and is so excited she can’t sleep. Such a good movie :)
Oh my gosh! She’s going to have an absolute blast! And I hope you make the cookies and love them as much as we did! :)
Came across this recipe from Iron Chef Shellie’s blog. Made these cookies on 3 consecutive weekends already (with slightly reduced sugar), they are the best soft-baked chocolate chip cookies! Most people couldn’t make out the potato chips and I left them out of subsequent batches. Thanks for sharing! :)
So glad you enjoyed them! :)