Do you have some recipes that just bring back great memories? This is one of mine. This is a cookie that my Grandmother used to make when we would go camping or to pot luck dinners. I remember she would always get great comments about how delicious and flaky they were. She would always laugh and see if they could guess the secret ingredient. No one ever was able to guess that she crumbled up potato chips into her cookies, which gives them great flavor and texture.
I haven’t made these cookies in years, but I decided on a whim to give it a try a few weeks ago. I now live in the house my grandmother lived for so many years, and I often feel close to her when I get inspired to make her recipes. Not only was I recreating the taste that gave me so many great memories, but I was doing it in her kitchen. I love these cookies and I hope you enjoy the recipe
½ cup granulated sugar
1 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 ½ cups flour
½ cup chopped nuts
¾ cup of potato chips crushed by hand
D I R E C T I O N S :
Cream butter and sugar
Add vanilla
Gradually add flour and mix well
Add nuts
Fold potato chips into batter
Drop by spoon on a lightly greased cookie sheet
Bake at 340 degrees for 15-18 minutes (the cookies are usually done when the edges get toasty brown)
When cooled, sprinkle with powdered sugar
Joe was excited because this cookie dough contains no raw egg!
Do you have any recipes that take you back to childhood and remind you of someone special?
blogger / nectarine / 2600 posts
Oooh I want to try this, I love the idea of salt and sweet together.
honeydew / 7444 posts
Mmm. These remind me of Momofuku’s compost cookies! http://milkbarstore.com/main/press/recipes-and-how-tos/#compost
pomegranate / 3414 posts
these sound yummy and simple, might have to whip up a batch for our upcoming road trip next week, thank you for sharing
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yummy! Love old family favorites!
nectarine / 2210 posts
These look so delicious! And I’m always a fan of cookie dough that’s safe to eat by the spoonful.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
Sounds so good!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
When I saw potato chips and cookie in the same breath, I thought about the momofuku compost cookies too! This looks so easy and delish… will have to try it sometime. Nom.
blogger / pomegranate / 3300 posts
@Mrs. Chocolate: I love sweet and salty, it might be why these are one of my favorite cookies.
@Freckles: those sound delicious too.
@purrpletulips: if you are taking them in the car maybe just don’t put the powdered sugar on top. They could get messy in the car.
@Miss Ariel: me too! Not that I don’t eat the other stuff too but it’s nice to not have to worry about eggs
@chopsuey119: thank you!
@Mrs. High Heels: I had never heard of those before but I am going to have to try them. These ones are so simple, I think that’s what I like about them. It takes me like 5 minutes to make them.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
YUM! can’t wait to try!