Peanut Butter Kitchen Sink Cookies
Peanut Butter Kitchen Sink Cookies are a sweet tooth and snacker’s dream come true! These sweet & salty cookies have a delicious peanut butter base and are loaded with chocolate, butterscotch, pretzels, and potato chips. They’re perfectly chewy, easy to make, and are on the healthier side too! Pretty much a melt-in-your-mouth flavor explosion, you simply must try them!
Why are they called Kitchen Sink Cookies?
These epic cookies are called Kitchen Sink Cookies because they are made with everything but the kitchen sink! Meaning they are loaded with pretty much whatever you have in your kitchen and the result is sweet & salty perfection. I chose to add sweet chocolate chips, salty potato chips, rich butterscotch chips, and crunchy pretzels. And let me tell you … flavor explosion!
You can even add more to your kitchen sink cookies if you’d like! Things like marshmallows, a caramel swirl, or m&ms! The sky is truly the limit my friends.
Ingredients needed for Peanut Butter Kitchen Sink Cookies…
These kitchen sink cookies call for mainly healthy and simple ingredients! They have a dairy and gluten free base and the fun comes in with all the delicious mix-ins. You will absolutely love!
- Peanut Butter: I love the addition of peanut butter to these kitchen sink cookies! It makes for a delicious flavor and chewy cookie. You’ll need 1/2 cup of naturally and runny peanut butter.
- Coconut Sugar: Coconut sugar is my favorite sugar to bake with! It is refined sugar to free, but has a similar taste and feel to brown sugar. Add 1/3 cup!
- Applesauce: I love adding a bit of applesauce to my baked goods! It adds some natural sweetness and the perfect moisture. 1 tbsp is the perfect amount!
- Almond Flour: Almond flour is a gluten free flour that makes for perfectly soft & fluffy treats! You will need 2/3 cup.
- Egg: Add 1 egg to these cookies for binding and moisture!
- Vanilla Extract: Vanilla extract gives these peanut butter kitchen sink cookies that classic taste we all know and love! Add 1/2 tsp.
- Baking Powder: 1/2 tsp of baking powder is needed to give these cookies the perfect texture.
- Salt: A pinch of salt balances out the sweetness of these cookies perfectly!
- Mix-ins: I used semi sweet chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, potato chips, and pretzels for the perfect sweet & salty mix-ins to these cookies! 2 tbsp of each worked deliciously.
How to make Peanut Butter Kitchen Sink Cookies…
These cookies are a super simple, one bowl, and 30 minute treat! You will have these delicious sweet & salty cookies ready to devour before you even know it.
- Set the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the peanut butter, coconut sugar, applesauce, egg, and vanilla extract.
- Add in the almond flour, baking powder, and salt. Combine evenly.
- Next stir in the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, potato chips, and pretzels.
- Place the cookie dough in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to chill.
- Remove the dough from the fridge and grease or line a baking sheet.
- Roll about tablespoon sized scoops of the cookie dough into balls and place on the baking sheet. Flatten each ball into a cookie shape with your fingers. This dough should make 10-12 cookies depending on how big they are!
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, let cool, and enjoy!
Peanut Butter Kitchen Sink Cookies FAQs…
What are some additional mix-in options?
There are so many additional mix-in options for these kitchen sink cookies! You can truly throw whatever your heart desires into this sweet and salty treat. I think some absolutely delicious options are m&ms, a caramel swirl, peanut butter chips, or even oats! Honestly … go crazy with it!
How do I best store these kitchen sink cookies?
You can store these kitchen sink cookies on the counter in an airtight container for about 3-5 days. To keep these cookies fresh for longer, you can store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They will last for 1-2 weeks in the fridge!
Are these peanut butter cookies on the healthy side?
Yes, these peanut butter kitchen sink cookies are definitely on the healthy side! Although they do have a bunch of slightly indulgent mix-ins, including potato and butterscotch chips, the base of the cookie is on the good-for-you side. These kitchen sink cookies are much healthier than the classic and made with ingredients like almond flour, peanut butter, applesauce, and coconut sugar. The base of the cookies is also dairy free, gluten free, and refined sugar free … and depending on what mix-ins you add, the entire cookie could be as well.
Looking for some other cookie recipes? Check out these…
- Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
- Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Gluten Free Sugar Cookies
- Healthy Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Peanut Butter & Jelly Cookie Sandwiches
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Peanut Butter Kitchen Sink Cookies
- Prep Time: 20 Minutes
- Cook Time: 10 Minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 10–12 Cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Description
Peanut Butter Kitchen Sink Cookies are the ultimate dessert recipe! These cookies have a peanut butter base and are fully loaded with chocolate, butterscotch, pretzels, and potato chips. They’re deliciously chewy, easy to make, and on the healthy side too. Simply the perfect sweet & salty treat!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
- 1 tbsp applesauce
- 1 egg
- 2/3 cup almond flour
- 2 tbsp chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp butterscotch chips
- 2 tbsp pretzels, crushed
- 2 tbsp potato chips, crushed
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
- Set the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the peanut butter, coconut sugar, applesauce, egg, and vanilla extract.
- Add in the almond flour, baking powder, and salt. Combine evenly.
- Next stir in the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, potato chips, and pretzels.
- Place the cookie dough in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to chill.
- Remove the dough from the fridge and grease or line a baking sheet.
- Roll about tablespoon sized scoops of the cookie dough into balls and place on the baking sheet. Flatten each ball into a cookie shape with your fingers. This dough should make 10-12 cookies depending on how big they are!
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, let cool, and enjoy!
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