Potato Chip Cookies ala Aunt Dean

Submitted by riffraff

"Another from my high school graduation present, a handwritten cookbook from my Aunt Margie Dean (aka Dean)."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 2 Dozen cookies

ingredients

• 1 cup shortening or 1 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups crushed potato chips
• 1 cup chopped nuts

directions

1. Mix first 4 ingredients till creamy.
2. Sift next 3 ingredients and add to the first mix.
3. Add chips and nuts to that mix.
4. Shape into small balls, press down on ungreased cookie sheet with a floured fork.
5. Bake at 325 for 10 minutes.

Reviews

[Just Call Me Martha]

I made these cookies according to the recipe, using butter instead of the shortening and I used walnuts as no specific nut was suggested. The cookies were quite tasty. I think I would use pecans next time which seems to me to be a better mix with the saltiness of the potato chips. The cookies spread out quite thin while baking and were a little tricky to get off the cookie sheet. I think next time I would try butter-flavored Crisco instead of actual butter and that might help. Taste is quite yummy and the cookies are easy to make using ingredients that are readily available. I will make these again with the changes mentioned.

 

[nranger7]

I've been making these cookies for a couple years and I get many requests for them. I had combined two recipes that I read in the Milwaukee Journal. The only difference is I add one teaspoon vanilla after beating the butter, sugar and eggs. I also use walnuts, but only about 1/2 cup. If the dough is too sticky, you can chill it for 30 minutes or until firm enough to handle. I also let them cool for at least 30 seconds before removing them to a wire rack.