I’ll admit, I have never been a late night eater.
Most likely because I can’t seem to keep my eyes open past 10:00. But I hear that late night snacking is a whole thing. I get it, honestly…I mean, you’re sitting there watching an episode of Grey’s…what else are you supposed to do with your hands?
Clearly taking up crocheting is not an option for me, which means busying my hands with cookies is really the only other option.
So, my kids (ahem) are obsessed with the Ben & Jerry’s flavor Late Night Snack…besides loving Jimmy Fallon, it might be the perfect ice cream in all the land. It’s Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with a salty caramel swirl and fudge covered potato chips…hellooooo.
In that vein I decided to turn the ice cream into a cookie. For late night eating.
Late Night Snack Cookies.
What I decided to do was use a sturdy cookie base, add in some chopped Snickers bars, which would add the caramel/chocolaty bits and then pulse in some thick cut potato chips at the very end…the integrity of the chip was muy importante to me.
Start by chopping up some candy…and then freeze it for at least an hour… Freezing it will keep the caramel from oozing out all over the place. Trust me on this one!
Then go ahead and make your dough.
One egg, plus a yolk… that’s what I did here. The yolk adds a nice fat and richness to the batter…and I didn’t want the cookie to spread too much.
I also added a tablespoon of heavy cream to the dough..again, a little extra fat never hurt a cookie.
After I had all the ingredients in the dough I lastly added about 5 cups of potato chips.
Pour them into your mixing bowl and pulse it a few times. You don’t want them to break up too much…having the big pieces of the chips poking out adds a nice crunchy/salty bite.
Just drop heaping tablespoons of the dough onto a lined baking sheet and give it about 9-10 minutes in the oven!
That’s it.
Cookies beat crocheting any day 🙂
Late Night Snack Cookies
Description
makes 24 large cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar
- 1 egg + 1 yolk
- 1 Tbsp heavy cream or milk
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 cups chopped Snickers candy, frozen
- 4–5 cups thick cut salted potato chips (I used Kettle Chips)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
- In bowl of stand mixer cream butter and sugar for 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Turn mixer to low and add in egg, yolk, milk and vanilla. Increase speed to medium and mix until smooth and incorporated.
- Turn mixer back down to low and add in flour, baking soda and salt, mixing until combined.
- Add in Snickers candy and mix until evenly distributed. And finally add in potato chips and pulse until combined. Don’t over mix, as all the chips will break up too much.
- Drop by heaping tablespoon onto lined baking sheet and bake 9-10 minutes until edges are golden. Allow to cool 2-3 minutes on baking sheet and transfer to a wire rack to continue cooling.
Notes
store airtight for up to 3 days.
We don’t get this flavour B&J in Ireland, but I wish we did! These cookies sound amazing. Definitely must make them next time we’re having a poker night – they’d be perfect!
That is my favorite Ben & Jerry’s. Completely addicting when you bite into those chocolate-covered chip balls. I love you for making these cookies!
Mmm late night snack food is the best., And to have it in a cookie is even better.
So what you mean to call these is 7pm snacking cookies? 😉 That’s about late night.. okay maybe 830? Totally need to try these.
Can’t wait to run to the store for snickers and potato chips (can’t keep them in the house!)But to truly match the Ben & Jerry’s should we first dip the potato chips in melted chocolate or is that a little over the top? Always look forward to your posts and recipes Thanks for being a day-brightener for all your fans!
You should totally tag Jimmy Fallon in these on Twitter or Facebook. Maybe they’ll feature your cookies on his show. OK, it’s a nice dream, but it would be totally awesome.
And now I have a reason to buy a bag of potato chips!
I have a very good friend who eats 2 handfuls of potato chips everyday along with a little bit of chocolate. I can’t wait to make these for her! Awesome cookie! Thanks!
Oh….BTW, I’m a totally late night closet eater. Can’t help it. :/
I can’t even stand how obsessed (OBSESSED!!!) with these cookies I am. Talk about satisfying every single craving in the book in just one bite…
The tater chips make them perfect for late night snacking!
Um, how have i never heard of this ice cream flavor?! Sounds right up my alley! Love these cookies!