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    Kitchen Sink Cookies

    Published: Mar 24, 2020 · Modified: Dec 15, 2021 by Emily · This post may contain affiliate links · 25 Comments

    If you love chocolate chip cookies then you HAVE to try these Kitchen Sink Cookies! Also called Dump Cookies, Everything Cookies, or Pantry Cookies, they have sweet, salty, and crunchy goodies to make them a new favorite in your house!

    kitchen sink cookies with chocolate chips, pretzels, and trail mix
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    These Kitchen Sink Cookies are so delicious and fun to make! It's a great excuse to clean out your pantry or get rid of the bits and pieces of things you have leftover from other dishes. These come together in less than 30 minutes and are easy to adapt to what you like or have on hand!

    What are Kitchen Sink Cookies?

    Kitchen Sink Cookies are basically traditional chocolate chip cookies with extra ingredients added in to make them even better! You can create a delicious mix of sweet, salty, crunchy, chewy, etc. in every bite! Everything but the kitchen sink ?!

    kitchen sink cookies stacked made with with pretzels and chocolate chips

    What's the secret ingredient?

    My secret ingredient is Cinnamon! It adds a little warmth and extra spice that plays perfectly with all of the other flavors going on. I promise you will not regret making these. Actually, you might if you eat them all in one day as we did ?! And these are super kid-friendly and fun to make with the whole family.

    kitchen sink cookies on a cooling rack with pretzels and dark and white chocolate chips

    Tips on making Kitchen Sink cookies:

    • Don't overmix the dough! This will ensure the cookies are nice and fluffy and soft. Unless you like crispy, flat cookies stick to mixing by hand just until everything is combined.
    • Take the cookies out of the oven when the middle is just a little soft. Don't worry, the middle will bake completely when the cookies are cooling but this will also ensure your cookies are nice and soft.
    • Don't want to use eggs? You can sub more applesauce or softened bananas. If you use bananas, your cookies will definitely have a banana element to them.
    kitchen sink cookies made with choclate chips and trail mix and pretzels with a bite taken out

    Kitchen Sink Cookies

    These Kitchen Sink Cookies have a little bit of everything and make the perfect snack or reason to clean out your pantry!
    5 from 15 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 12 minutes
    cool time: 8 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Servings: 18 3" cookies
    Author: EmilyFabulous

    Equipment

    • baking sheet
    • silicone mat or parchment paper
    • cookie scoop or large spoon

    Ingredients

    • 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon kosher salt (optional, depends on how salty your add-ins are)
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ¾ cup brown sugar
    • ¾ cup sugar
    • ¼ cup butter, room temp
    • ⅓ cup applesauce
    • 2 large eggs, beaten
    • ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (or milk chocolate)
    • ½ cup white chocolate chips
    • ½ cup trail mix (or chopped nuts)
    • ½ cup pretzles, chopped
    • flaked salt for the top after baking (optional)

    Instructions

    • Preheat your oven to 375°F and prepare cookie sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
    • Combine the flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon in a bowl and stir to combine. Set aside.
    • In a separate bowl add the sugars, butter, and applesauce and stir together. Then add the beaten eggs and continue to combine the wet ingredients.
    • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and fully combine. Then, add the rest of the goodies and stir to mix in.
      kitchen sink cookie dough
    • Use a cookie scoop or spoon and place the dough on your cookie sheet. Make sure you leave room for them to spread. I was able to fit 6 balls/sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes until the cookies start to brown around the edges.
      kitchen sink cookie dough on pan before baking
    • Remove the cookies from the oven and place them on a cooling rack. If you are adding flaked salt to the top, add it right after they come out of the oven so that the salt sticks to the top of the cookie.

    Notes

    • If you are adding really salty things like pretzels or potato chips, you may want to skip the addition of salt into the dough. 
    • If you don't have applesauce, you can just use all butter. So you would be adding about ⅔ cup softened butter.
    • I also used a little bit of the dough to make a cast-iron skillet cookie for 2! It bakes for about 20-22 minutes using a 6" pan. Delicious!
    kitchen sink cookie dough in cast iron skilletkitchen sink cookie in a cast iron skillet in oven

    Any nutrition calculations are only estimates using online calculators. Please verify using your own data.

    kitchen sink cookies with chocolate chips, pretzels, and trail mix cut in half

    Can I add other ingredients?

    Yes, That's why these are called Kitchen Sink Chocolate Chip Cookies! This recipe can easily be adapted and changed to your liking or to what ingredients you happen to have in your pantry. Here are some ideas:

    • mini marshmallows
    • potato chips
    • crushed graham crackers
    • coconut flakes
    • dried cranberries or raisins
    • oatmeal
    • rice cereal

    Save those crumbs!

    I hate waste and try to use every bit of what I have in my kitchen. One of the things I do is if a bag of pretzels or chips or trail mix are down to the end, I stash them in the freezer. When it's time to make some cookies, I just dump the bag of treats into the mix! Never waste those crumbs again!

    kitchen sink cookies on a cooling rack with pretzels and dark and white chocolate chips
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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Connie says

      June 21, 2020 at 9:19 am

      5 stars
      Omg yes! Love the flavor and texture of these cookies. The pretzels is what does it for me!

      Reply
    2. Lathiya says

      June 19, 2020 at 7:59 pm

      5 stars
      It's interesting that these delicious cookies are called kitchen sink cookies. But definitely looks like my kind of cookies.

      Reply
    3. Debra says

      June 17, 2020 at 1:56 am

      5 stars
      cookies are so much better with all the add ons. Love this. thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    4. Patrice says

      June 16, 2020 at 10:48 pm

      5 stars
      Your kitchen sink cookies look yummy! Love the additional of pretzels and trail mix!

      Reply
    5. Chef Dennis says

      June 16, 2020 at 9:33 pm

      5 stars
      Now that's a cookie I could eat a whole plateful of! Wow, I can't wait to make these

      Reply
    6. Leslie says

      June 16, 2020 at 5:45 pm

      5 stars
      What a fun, Kitchen Sink Cookie recipe! I love your additions!

      Reply
    7. Jess says

      June 16, 2020 at 3:14 pm

      5 stars
      I had to try these with the secret ingredient. LOVE it!

      Reply
    8. Jen Talley says

      June 16, 2020 at 3:11 pm

      5 stars
      Kids loved them! So fun!

      Reply
      • Emily says

        June 16, 2020 at 3:22 pm

        Anything kid-approved becomes a repeat recipe, right?

        Reply
    9. Michele Peterson says

      June 16, 2020 at 2:41 pm

      5 stars
      I love the addition of pretzels in these delicious cookies!

      Reply
      • Emily says

        June 16, 2020 at 3:21 pm

        The pretzels are such a fun and unexpected addition!

        Reply
    10. Marina says

      June 16, 2020 at 8:47 am

      5 stars
      Those kitchen sink cookies look delicious, will definitely try them out

      Reply
    11. Amy says

      June 16, 2020 at 4:57 am

      5 stars
      This was so good! My daughter was so excited when she saw pretzels! LOL. We substituted the white chocolate with dark only because we prefer it but it was yum!

      Reply
      • Emily says

        June 16, 2020 at 3:21 pm

        I'm so glad you and your family liked these cookies and made a substitution that you love.

        Reply
    12. Jas @ All that's Jas says

      June 15, 2020 at 10:47 pm

      5 stars
      I love the idea of the kitchen sink cookies. The more the merrier! I bet these disappear in record time, so I better double or triple the batch. 😀

      Reply
      • Emily says

        June 15, 2020 at 11:11 pm

        LOL! It's always a good idea to plan ahead when cookies are involved...

        Reply
    13. Cherry | It's All Cherry says

      June 15, 2020 at 10:37 pm

      Wow! This is a good way to use up leftover ingredients or snacks.

      Reply
      • Emily says

        June 15, 2020 at 11:12 pm

        Yes! I hate waste and this recipe is perfect to get rid of crumbs and small amounts of goodies.

        Reply
    14. Lizet Bowen says

      June 15, 2020 at 9:05 pm

      5 stars
      These cookies were easy to make and so delicious! the batch was gone in no time 🙂

      Reply
      • Emily says

        June 15, 2020 at 10:34 pm

        They are so easy and they don't last long in my house either! I'm so glad you tried them!

        Reply
    15. Sue says

      June 15, 2020 at 7:52 pm

      5 stars
      I love these Kitchen Sink cookies with their sweet and salty taste. I added dried cranberries to mine, and they were wonderful!

      Reply
      • Emily says

        June 15, 2020 at 10:34 pm

        I'm glad you liked them and tried the dried cranberries, so good!

        Reply
    16. Emma Harrel says

      June 03, 2020 at 7:26 am

      I really love the look of the texture of these cookies, I saw them on your Instagram a few days ago. Also what an excellent way to use up pretzels, I always find there's a few left when I buy a packet!

      Reply
      • Emily says

        June 03, 2020 at 3:35 pm

        Thank you!! I hope you get a chance to use up some of those last bits of pretzels in these cookies, they are so good!

        Reply

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