Potato Chip Cookies

This recipe is another one that has an interesting blend of ingredients (see, for example, Sauerkraut Cake) that causes a double-take when you hear it. You might think that potato chips have no business being mixed into cookies, but you would be wrong. So keep an open mind and give these cookies a try. The cookies are a nice blend of sweet and salt with a nice crunch from the chips.

I found potato chip cookie recipes in both Mom's recipe box and Grandma's recipe box. This recipe is a basic butter cookie recipe with potato chips mixed into the batter. In researching the recipe, I found some versions that also added nuts. I needed to research the recipe because Mom's recipe calls for the use of a "25¢ bag of potato chips." This reminded me of the recipe calling for a 5¢ Hershey bar. Nowadays, if there is a 25¢ bag of potato chips, it would not be enough for this recipe. In researching recipes, I determined that about a cup or two of crushed potato chips work for the recipe, so it is more like a two dollar bag of chips.

Potato Chip Cookies 

• 1 pound butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1-2 cups crushed potato chips
• powdered sugar for dusting

Whip the butter until fluffy. Add sugar and beat well. Add in flour and vanilla and beat into a dough. Add in the crushed potato chips. Set the oven to 350. Bake cookies on an ungreased pan for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Enjoy!