Cupid's Trash Can Cookies for Valentine's Day

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These sweet, salty, amazing little Cupid's Trash Can Cookies for Valentine's Day were adapted from a Santa's Trash Can Cookies recipe!

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Cupid's Trash Can Cookies for Valentine's Day

These Cupid's Trash Can Cookies are chock FULL of mix-ins. Like there are more mix-ins than there are dough! And that's how it seems when you scoop and bake them, too.

But this is exactly the point of a trash can cookie - you dump all sorts of goodies into them for the ultimate flavor experience!

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Baker's Notes about this fun recipe

Please note this dough scoop is a 2 tablespoon one, most are 1 tablespoons. Therefore it cooks a little longer. If you use a smaller scoop you will need to make adjustments to your cooking time.

This is full of texture. You have the crunch from the pretzels and the potato chips, and the salt from them, mixed with the sweet of the chocolate chips and dough. They are deliciously chewy!

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Please note - Because I like to be transparent, I did tuck small pieces of pretzel, potato chops and chocolate chips into the dough after I scooped it onto the baking sheet. I then sprinkled it with more sprinkles. That is the only way you will get the cookie to look the way it was photographed.

How to Make This Cupid's Trash Can Cookies Recipe

Cupid's Trash Can Cookies Ingredients:

2-¼ cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
½ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla
¾ cup crushed potato chips, plus more for topping
¾ cup crushed pretzels, plus more for topping
1-¼ cup chocolate chips, plus more for topping
½ cup valentine sprinkles, plus more for topping

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Cupid's Trash Can Cookies Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.

In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt and mix well. Set aside.

Beat butter and sugars together with a mixer until creamy, about 5 minutes.

Add egg and vanilla and beat well.

Beat in flour mixture just until combined.

Add potato chips, pretzels, chocolate chips and sprinkles and mix in.

Use a 2 tablespoon portion scoop to scoop batter onto prepared baking sheet.

Please note: In order for your trash can cookies to look like the ones we have pictured here, you will need to follow this tip!

Tuck a few pieces of potato chip, crushed pretzels and chocolate chips in to the cookies. Sprinkle with additional sprinkles. Bake your cookies for 12-14 minutes or until they've turned light brown. With cookies like this, I tend to open the oven and check at 12 minutes and then let it continue cooking if they aren't "done" enough. Even one minute in the oven can make a huge difference in how your cookies turn out!

Remove your cookies from the oven and let them set to cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes. Then remove them from your baking sheet and continue to cool on a cooling rack.

This Cupid's Trash Cookies for Valentine's Day makes 30-32 cookies! It is perfect for sharing with friends or loved ones - or simply for stuffing your face this Valentine's Day!

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Cupid's Trash Can Cookies

These sweet, salty, amazing little Cupid's Trash Can Cookies for Valentine's Day were adapted from a Santa's Trash Can Cookies recipe!

Servings 32 cookies

Author Jenn

Ingredients

2-¼ cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter softened
½ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla
¾ cup crushed potato chips plus more for topping
¾ cup crushed pretzels plus more for topping
1-¼ cup chocolate chips plus more for topping
½ cup valentine sprinkles plus more for topping

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt and mix well. Set aside.
Beat butter and sugars together with a mixer until creamy, about 5 minutes. Add egg and vanilla and beat well. Beat in flour mixture just until combined. Add potato chips, pretzels, chocolate chips and sprinkles and mix in.
Use a 2 tablespoon portion scoop to scoop batter onto prepared baking sheet. Tuck a few pieces of potato chip, crushed pretzels and chocolate chips in to the cookies. Sprinkle with additional sprinkles. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until light brown.
Remove from oven and let set to cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes. Remove from baking sheet and continue to cool on a cooling rack.