Kitchen Sink Christmas Cookies

Name: Kitchen Sink Christmas Cookies
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 80 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, lightly scooped and evened off; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 8 ounces unsalted butter, melted and brought down to room temp; 1 1/4 cups dark brown sugar; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs at room temperature; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 cup red and green M&M's, with some saved for decorating; 1/2 cup white chocolate chips, with extra set aside for topping; 1/2 cup pretzels, smashed into small bits, with some kept for garnish; 1/3 cup salted potato chips, crumbled, plus extra for decoration; 2 tablespoons holiday sprinkles (jimmies)

Recipe by Sam Rivera · Updated May 2026

These festive cookies are packed with holiday colors and flavors—green and red M&Ms, pretzel bits, white chocolate, and sprinkles—making them perfect for parties or gift-giving this December.

⏱ 80 mins

American

Servings 6

Ingredients

2 3/4 cupsall-purpose flour, lightly scooped and evened off

1/2 teaspoonbaking powder

1/2 teaspoonbaking soda

1/2 teaspoonkosher salt

8 ouncesunsalted butter, melted and brought down to room temp

1 1/4 cupsdark brown sugar

3/4 cupgranulated sugar

2 largeeggs at room temperature

2 teaspoonsvanilla extract

1 cupred and green M&M's, with some saved for decorating

1/2 cupwhite chocolate chips, with extra set aside for topping

1/2 cuppretzels, smashed into small bits, with some kept for garnish

1/3 cupsalted potato chips, crumbled, plus extra for decoration

2 tablespoonsholiday sprinkles (jimmies)

Nutrition

430 caloriesCalories

Per serving · Values are estimates

Instructions

Melt your butter and let it cool for about 20 minutes so it’s no longer warm.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well combined.

In another bowl, mix the cooled melted butter with both sugars until smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla, then stir until everything is blended evenly.

Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ones and gently fold with a rubber spatula just until the flour disappears and the dough comes together.

Stir in the M&Ms, white chocolate chunks, pretzel pieces, potato chips, and holiday sprinkles until evenly distributed throughout the dough.

Use a 1 1/2-ounce ice cream scoop to portion the dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing them apart.

Chill the dough balls in the fridge for 1 hour (or in the freezer for 30 minutes if you're short on time).

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and bake six dough balls at a time for 13–15 minutes, rotating the tray halfway through.

Remove the cookies from the oven and gently press a round cookie cutter around the edges to shape them. While still warm, add extra M&Ms or sprinkles on top for decoration.