Leite's Compost Cookies

By stancec44

Ingredients

• 2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup tightly packed light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons glucose, or 1 tablespoon corn syrup
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 cups (225 grams) all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips or chopped bittersweet chocolate
• 1/2 cup mini butterscotch chips (or substitute more chocolate)
• 1/2 cup Graham Crust or finely crushed graham crackers
• 1/3 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• 2 1/2 teaspoons ground coffee (see LC Note above)
• 2 cups potato chips (preferably ones that aren’t paper thin)
• 1 cup mini pretzels

Details

Servings 18
Preparation time 35mins
Cooking time 120mins
Adapted from leitesculinaria.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter, sugars, and glucose (or corn syrup) on medium-high for 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula, add the egg and vanilla, and beat for 7 to 8 minutes more.

2. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix just until the dough comes together, no more than 1 minute. (Do not walk away from the machine during this step or you risk overmixing the dough.) Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula.

3. With the mixer still on low speed or with a wooden spoon, add the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, graham crust, oats, and coffee and mix just until incorporated, about 30 seconds. Add the potato chips and pretzels and paddle, still on low speed, just until incorporated. Be careful not to overmix the dough or you’ll break too many pretzels and potato chips. [Editor’s Note: According to Tosi, you deserve a pat on the back if one of your cookies ends up with a whole pretzel standing up in the center. We’re pretty impressed with ourselves if we don’t eat half the dough before it makes it to the oven.]

4. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a 2 3/4-ounce ice cream scoop or a 1/3-cup measure, portion the dough onto the parchment. Pat the top of each cookie dough dome so it becomes flat. Don’t worry if the dough blobs are super close to one another. Wrap the sheet pan tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least overnight and up to 1 week. Do not bake your cookies from room temperature as they will not bake properly.

5. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

6. Arrange the flattened, chilled blobs of cookie dough a minimum of 4 inches apart on the prepared sheets and bake for 15 to 18 minutes. During this time, the cookies will puff, crack, and spread. When done, they should be very faintly browned on the edges. If that’s not the case, give them an extra minute or so in the oven. [Editor’s Note: We can’t emphasize enough how paramount it is that you not overbake these cookies. Definitely take a peek at 15 minutes, just to be safe. The cookies will look somewhat underdone in the center, but that’s just the way you want them to look when you pull them from the oven as it ensures the ridiculously perfect ratio of crunchy to chewy in this cookie.]

7. Let the Compost Cookies® cool completely on the baking sheets before transferring to a plate for noshing or an airtight container for storage. You can keep the cookies at room temperature for up to 5 days and in the freezer for up to 1 month.