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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I have an old old recipe for cookies that use potatoe chips. Will have to find and compare notes 🙂
I am so excited to try these! My great grandma used to make a potato chip cookie that I loved. Sadly, I cannot find the recipe now that she is gone. Maybe these will be similar to the ones grammy made 🙂
Let me know if you make them and they are similar!!
Do you think these will work using a gluten free flour mix?
Thx in advance!!!
Jen
I know the brand Cup4Cup seems to be a great alternative 🙂
Sweet & Salty are always a great combo, but I never would have thought of this. Awesome idea! They look so fluffy and delicious, I wouldn’t be able to restrain myself either 🙂
What inspired you to put chips in them? Just a new concept?
You know, I think I’ll try them, but I’ll skip the powdered sugar dusting…and dip them half in chocolate. I just can’t wait to get home and try!
ooooh great idea!!
That’s a great idea on dipping in chocolate. Is there a special type of chocolate that I would need to purchase or would melting morsels work?
I love this salty/sweet flavor. I have a recipe similar but it calls for 1 pound of butter. YIKES! Thanks for sharing.
Wishes for tasty dishes,
Linda
These sound / look great! I can’t wait to receive your cookbook!
thank you so so much!!
This is GENIUS. I want 2 dozen all to myself!
My mom made cookies similar to this back in the 80s & I’ve been on the search for a similar recipe! Thank you! I think I’ll make these for her birthday next week!
Also, I received an email from Amazon saying there’s a set delivery date for your cookbook now. So excited!
YES! I am so excited/nervous! Thank you so much for pre-ordering!!!