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Santa's Trash Cookies

Santa's Trash Cookies has the perfect balance of salty and sweet. They contain pretzels, chocolate chips, and sprinkles, which make them the ultimate crunchy Christmas cookie!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time14 minutes
Additional Time20 minutes
Total Time49 minutes
Course: Christmas Treats
Cuisine: holiday
Keyword: baking, Christmas cookies, cookies
Author: EverydayShortcuts.com

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter softened
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 ¼ cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup pretzels crushed
  • 1 ¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 ¼ cup white chocolate chips
  • 1 ¼ cup peanut butter chips
  • 1 ¼ cup red green and white baking chips
  • 1 ¼ cup Christmas sprinkles
  • 1 ¼ cup crushed peppermint candy
  • Garnish: pretzels chocolate chips, and Christmas sprinkles

Instructions

  • Prep: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Make the cookie dough: In a bowl, cream the butter and both sugars with a mixer for about 3-4 minutes or until light and fluffy. Continue beating and add egg and vanilla. Beat until combined.
  • Combine wet and dry ingredients: Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl. Stir the flour mixture into the wet mixture until combined.
  • Stir in mix ins: Use a rubber spatula to gently fold in the pretzels, chocolate and white chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, Christmas sprinkles red green and white baking chips, peppermint candy into the cookie batter.
  • Bake the cookies: Scoop dough using a medium cookie scoop into your hand and roll dough into a ball and place cookie onto cookie tray. Bake at 350 degrees for 14 minutes and until cookie edges start to turn a golden color.
  • Cool cookies: Remove from the oven. Set aside to cool for 3 minutes while still on the cookie sheet. Gently transfer the cookies to a cooling rack.

Notes

How to Store

You can store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months.