Potato Chip Shortbread may sound odd, but I promise it’s incredibly delicious! These shortbread cookies melt in your mouth and are the perfect balance of sweet and salty!
Ok, I know these cookies sound strange. But stay with me here…
We all eat Potato Bread, right? These cookies are kinda-sorta like that. They don’t TASTE potato-y, they just have a unique texture! The finely crushed potato chips give them a light consistency with a hint of salty bits. They don’t taste like actual potato chips, they taste like cookies, with a little something special. They’re crunchy and soft all at the same time. They’re buttery and rich…salty and sweet. And I DEFINITELY recommend a healthy sprinkle of powdered sugar.
And to all you purists, yes I know these are a typical “shortbread”, but the taste and texture mimics all the things I love best about shortbread. And I thought, why not name something what it actually tastes like? Crazy, I know.
The dough is actually super simple to make with no chill-time necessary!
Start by finely crushing up potato chips. I used Lays Classic. My kiddo calls these a “last resort” chip. Ha! I have to agree.
We don’t skimp on butter here. These cookies, while unassuming in appearance, are pretty heavy hitters.
I used a medium cookie scoop and baked them on a parchment lined baking sheet…
They really do bake up like a dream…
And like I said, a healthy dose of powdered sugar is a must.
Let them cool if you have restraint.
I clearly don’t.
And quickly one cookie turns to two…then three…then…
Suddenly you’re staring at one lone cookie on the cookie sheet.
These cookies freeze beautifully as well.
No one will ever know there are potato chips involved here. I mean, unless you tell them. obviously.
Enjoy!
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Potato Chip Shortbread
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 9 minutes
- Total Time: 19 minutes
- Yield: 36 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
Potato Chip Shortbread may sound odd, but I promise it’s incredibly delicious! These shortbread cookies melt in your mouth and are the perfect balance of sweet and salty!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups butter (3 sticks), room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 egg yolk
- 3 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cups finely crushed potato chips
- powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment mix the butter and sugar on high for 5 minutes.
- Turn the mixer to medium and add in the vanilla and yolk and mix for an additional minute, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
- Turn the mixer to low and add in the flour until incorporated and finally the potato chips.
- Using a medium (2 tablespoon sized) cookie scoop drop the dough onto the prepared sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 9-10 minutes until the edges are lightly golden.
Notes
store airtight for up to 3 days
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 5.7 g
- Sodium: 3.3 mg
- Fat: 7.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 13.6 g
- Protein: 1.3 g
- Cholesterol: 25.5 mg
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Do you use salted or unsalted butter…Thks
I use salted!
I was searching around for a shortbread cookie and came across this recipe. I’ve now made it twice in the span of a week. The potato chips work, believe or not. The lend a slightly salty crunch that people don’t initially identify. This one is a keeper!
I made these cookies and brought them to a friend’s house. They were a hit! We had a great time tasting the cookies and having them guess the “secret ingredient!” I
WOW!! I was surfing for new cookie inspirations and this is it!
I like to freeze cookie dough so I can have cookies in a snap, do you think this dough freezes well?
I have frozen these cookies after I have baked them many times and they’ve come out fantastically, but I imagine that the dough would freeze well too! I would scoop the dough into portions and flash freeze them, then store them in a big ziptop bag and place them on a baking sheet when ready to bake!
These cookies were OUTSTANDING! I dipped half of the cookie in melted chocolate (melted with some Crisco shortening). Definitely a keeper of a recipe for sure!
brilliant idea!!