Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookie Recipe (Santa's Cookies)
Enjoy a festive delight with these Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookies, packed with milk chocolate, colorful M&Ms and pretzels. They make the perfect cookie for Santa!
Servings: 14 cookies
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Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 Tbsp water
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- 2 ½ cups Quaker instant oatmeal
- ½ cup red and green M&Ms
- ½ cup milk chocolate chips you could use white chocolate chips instead.
- ½ cup pretzel twists broken into pieces
- 2 Tbsp festive sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars with an electric mixer.
- Add the remaining wet ingredients and mix well.
- Next, combine the dry ingredients and add them to the bowl.
- Mix at low speed until a soft dough forms, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Add your favorite mix-ins and combine well.
- Use a large cookie scoop to form dough balls the size of small limes.
- Place the cookie dough balls on the lined baking sheet at least 2" apart. Press the ball down with your fingers so that it's about an inch thick.
- Bake cookies at 350 F for 15-18 minutes or until the edges of the cookies start to turn golden brown.
- Upon removing from oven, top with more sprinkles, add extra pretzels or M&Ms if desired.
- Move to a wire rack to cool.
Notes
- This cookie recipe can be made using an electric mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.
- Depending on the size of cookie scoop that you use, you may need to adjust the baking time.
- Try out other fun mix-ins, like milk, dark, or semisweet chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, butterscotch chips, peanut butter chips, chopped peanut butter cups, toffee bits, caramel bits, mini M&Ms, mini marshmallows, dried cranberries, peppermint pieces, crushed potato chips, pretzel pieces, rice cereal, or your favorite chopped nuts.
- Did you know you can freeze your unbaked cookie dough? The best way to do this is to scoop all of your balls of dough, then freeze the unbaked dough on a cookie sheet. This prevents them from sticking together. Once solid, they can be transferred to a freezer bag and kept frozen for up to 3 months.
- Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. They also freeze well and can be kept in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 18servings | Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 73mg | Potassium: 66mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 263IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg