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With a shortbread-like texture and salty notes, these potato chip cookies are simply irresistible! Dip or drizzle them in chocolate and add a sprinkling of sea salt for a gourmet touch that will impress your whole family.
You ever end up with random mostly eaten bags of chips in your pantry? You know, the end of the bag where everyone seems to lose interest or forget the chips are there. And then you’re just left with a partial bag of potato chips no one wants to eat.
These potato chip cookies totally solve that problem.
This recipe is perfect for people who love salty-sweet desserts such as raspberry pretzel salad, saltine toffee, and monster cookie bars. Plus, you get to use up any nearly forgotten bags of chips you’ve got hanging around.
Delicious cookies that are also resourceful? Sounds like a win to me!
What are potato chip cookies?
If you’re a big fan of sweet and salty treats, this is the recipe for you.
These potato chip cookies totally remind me of Pecan Sandies. Except even better because there’s potato chips in there too.
They have a crumbly, shortbread-like texture and salty undertone that makes them irresistible. You can eat them as-is, or you can drizzle the finished cookies with melted chocolate and add a sprinkle of flaky sea salt for a gourmet finish.
These cookies are pretty easy to make, but they’re the type of cookie that seems really impressive. I can guarantee that your friends and family will be totally wowed by these and will be begging you for the recipe!
How to make these potato chip cookies
Don’t let the chocolate drizzle or complex flavor of these cookies fool you. They’re actually quite easy to make!
Ingredients you’ll need
This potato chip cookie recipe has a really simple ingredient list. You won’t even need any eggs!
To make these cookies, you will need:
- 1 cup softened unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup crushed potato chips (ridged or regular)
- 1/2 cup ground pecans
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
Make sure the butter is softened before you start baking. If you forget to set it out ahead of time, check out my tips for softening butter quickly.
You also need to make sure you know how to measure flour correctly. Getting this simple step right will help your potato chip cookies come out perfect every time.
This recipe is perfect for using up random potato chips you have sitting around. As long as they are plain (not flavored) potato chips, you can use them here.
You’ll need a little bit of confectioners’ sugar (aka powdered sugar) for pressing the cookies down after portioning them onto the pan. If you’re out, learn how to make powdered sugar and save a trip to the store.
You can finish the cookies with some melted chocolate and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt if you’d like. That’s totally optional, though!
Making these cookies
Start by creaming the butter and sugar together with a mixer until light and fluffy. This will take at least 3 minutes.
Turn the mixer to low and add the potato chips and the ground pecans. Mix on low until fully combined, then add in the vanilla.
Stir in the flour, mixing until just combined.
Now use a medium cookie scoop to portion the dough onto line baking sheets. Dip the bottom of a glass in the powdered sugar and use this to slightly flatten each dough ball.
Bake at 350°F for 12-15 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned. Let them cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before moving them to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Adding chocolate to these cookies
At this point, you can enjoy the cookies as-is or you can dip or drizzle them with melted chocolate and finish with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt.
Use your favorite chocolate. I recommend milk or dark chocolate. If you haven’t used melted chocolate much before, learn how to melt chocolate chips.
Storage tips
Store potato chip cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days. You can also freeze them for up to a month.
Potato Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup crushed potato chips ridged or regular
- ½ cup ground pecans
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
For finishing (optional):
- Melted chocolate
- Flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, or with a hand mixer in a large bowl, cream together the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy; about 3 minutes. With your mixer on low speed, add in potato chips and pecans and mix on low speed until fully incorporated. Add vanilla and mix until thoroughly combined. Stir in flour and mix until the flour is just combined; do not over-mix.1 cup unsalted butter, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, 3/4 cup crushed potato chips, 1/2 cup ground pecans, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 2 cups all-purpose flour
- Using a medium cookie scoop (1 ½ tablespoons) scoop dough into 1 inch balls. Place dough balls 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
- Slightly flatten each dough ball with a glass dipped in confectioners’ sugar.1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
- Bake in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack.
- If desired, garnish cooled cookies with a drizzle of melted chocolate and a sprinkling of flaky sea salt.Melted chocolate, Flaky sea salt
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Those look SO GOOD.
I used to eat Lays potato chips with vanilla ice cream at school lunch. My sister: Fritos and pudding.There is something to be said about the sweet and salty. Chocolate covered pretzels are a favorite Christmas “cookie” of mine.
The dough was way too crumbly. I added egg to my second tray of cookies and that improved the quality. Helps if you roll out a log and cut off slices rather than form a ball.
made these cookies today. can’t wait to share them at work tomorrow. this is one of the best cookie recipes i have ever tasted! thanks so much for sharing!!!!! i know i will be making these again and again!
Wow! These were great! I love finding new cookie recipes, especially ones that make people go, “WHAT?!?!?” and then, “WOW!!!” Thanks for sharing. These were delicious!
I made these cookies today and they are wonderful! I used macadamia nuts instead of pecans, because I already had them. Still turned out great though.
I absolutely have to make these for my boyfriend! Two of his favorite things are potato chips and cookies. What better treat for him then something that combines the two?
I made these last night and they tasted AMAZING. My only problem was the batter was so crumbly that I couldn’t actually get the dough to form together. I ended up adding a little water and they held together much better. Not sure what happened
Queenie,
I made your cookies over the week end, they were very good . Your brother and boys at Mullinax’s loved them. Your biggest fan John said they weren’t sweet enough, but we know that the big old cookie monster love sweet,sweet, sweet.
Such a fantastic idea for the end of the bag.