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Kitchen Sink Cookies

Published: Jan 5, 2022 · Modified: Jul 1, 2022 by Allison · 43 Comments

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Thick, soft cookies loaded with everything but the kitchen sink. Add all your favorite mix-ins: chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, peanut butter chips, marshmallows, toffee bits, nuts, coconut, and more. Each bite is slightly different than the last making these cookies absolutely addicting.

If you’re like us, you might have a pantry filled with odds and ends from holiday baking. This here is the best way to use them up! Cleaning out your pantry has never been so delicious!

Cookies topped with white chocolate, butterscotch, and chocolate chips.

Am I a rebel or what? It’s the first week of January and I made cookies. While everyone else is sharing green smoothies and vegetarian dinners, I’m over here cramming 4 kinds of chocolate into cookies. 😉

This recipe joins our Malted Chocolate Chip Cookies and Cookies and Cream Cookies as one of our all-time favorites!

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Cookies topped with white chocolate, butterscotch, and chocolate chips.

Recipe overview

These cookies are loaded with everything but the kitchen sink.  Start with a basic cookie dough (the same dough used for our Butterscotch Cookies) and add lots of tasty mix-ins. Here’s how to do it:

  • Beat butter and sugars.
  • Add egg and vanilla.
  • Beat in flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • Stir in all the mix-ins!
  • Scoop and bake.
Kitchen sink cookie dough in a stainless steel bowl.

What mix-ins to use

Use whatever you have on hand and whatever combination sounds good to you. Here are some ideas:

  • Chocolate Chips
  • White Chocolate Chips
  • Peanut Butter Chips
  • Butterscotch Chips
  • Toffee Bits
  • Nuts
  • M&M’s
  • Crushed Pretzels
  • Sweetened Shredded Coconut
  • Mini Marshmallows (the tiny dried kind work best here)
  • Raisins or Dried Cranberries

NOTE: If using several really sweet mix-ins (butterscotch chips, white chocolate, toffee bits, coconut) add in some less sweet mix-ins as well (bittersweet chocolate, crushed pretzels, salted nuts) to balance the sweetness.

Chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, marshmallows, nuts, toffee chips, coconut in a white bowl.

Why you’ll love this recipe

Ease: Only about 15 minutes of hands on time.

Flavor: Make these cookies with your favorite mix-ins.

Texture: Crisp buttery edges, soft centers, and each bite slightly different than the last.

No chill time: Bake right after preparing the dough.

Use up leftover ingredients: Put those “chips” and nuts to good use.

Recipe tips

  • Butter should be softened to cool room temperature. It should be soft but still cool to the touch. If the butter is over-softened (or beginning to melt) the cookies will spread too much in the oven.
  • Line your baking sheets with parchment paper. This helps the cookies bake evenly and prevents them from spreading too much. Bonus: it also makes cleanup a breeze!
  • Use a cookie scoop for evenly sized cookies. I like to make these cookies fairly large, about 2-tablespoons of dough per cookie.
  • For thicker cookies (as pictured) form the dough balls into mounds that are taller rather than wider. Don’t overwork the dough with your hands, just briefly press into a oval-ish mound with a flat bottom.
  • Nestle a few extra “chips” or nuts on top of the dough balls before baking. This makes for a prettier cookie.
  • Under bake the cookies. You should remove these cookies from the oven when they are just starting to turn light golden brown but they are still undercooked. They should be so soft that you cannot pick them up off the baking sheet without them falling apart. They will firm up as they cool on the baking sheet.
Stack of kitchen sink cookies broke in half on a white plate.

More cookie recipes

  • Brownie Cookies
  • Soft and Chewy M&M Cookies
  • White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
  • Espresso Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Cookies topped with white chocolate, butterscotch, and chocolate chips.

Kitchen Sink Cookies

Thick, soft cookies loaded with everything but the kitchen sink. Add all your favorite mix-ins: chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, toffee, nuts, coconut and more.
4.95 from 19 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Dessert
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 15 – 20
Calories: 267kcal
Author: Allison – Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened but still cool to the touch
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar , make sure it is fresh and soft
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups mix-ins, see note

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a small bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat butter and both sugars for 1-2 minutes, scraping the bowl as needed.  Add egg and vanilla and beat until combined.
  • Slowly add the flour mixture, beating until just combined. Add 1-½ cups of mix-ins (reserving the rest for pressing on top of the cookies), stir until well combined.
  • Scoop 2-tablespoon portions of dough and place the dough balls a couple inches apart on the cookie sheets*. Top each ball of dough with a few of the reserved mix-ins (this makes for a prettier cookie).
  • Bake the cookies for 9-12 minutes, until the edges are beginning to turn golden brown and the very center is still slightly underdone. Rotate the baking sheets halfway through cooking time, if necessary. 
    Note: If your dough balls are smaller or larger than 2 tablespoons, adjust bake time accordingly. Make sure not to overbake – the cookies should still be soft in the center. See note about shaping cookies.
  • Place the baking sheets on wire racks and allow the cookies to cool completely. 

Notes

Mix-ins: I used a combination of chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips, white chocolate chips, sweetened shredded coconut, toffee bits, mini dried marshmallows, and nuts. Use any combination of nuts, “chips”, coconut, toffee, M&M’s, raisins etc. 
*For thicker cookies (as pictured) form the dough balls into mounds that are taller rather than wider. Don’t overwork the dough with your hands, just briefly press into a oval-ish mound with a flat bottom.
How to get perfectly round cookies:
Option 1: Immediately after the cookies come out of the oven place a round glass, bowl, or cookie cutter (larger than the cookie) upside down over the top of the cookie. Gently but quickly swirl the glass/bowl/cookie cutter in a circular motion. The edges of the cookie will bump against the inside of the glass creating a perfectly round shape. Note: This only works when the cookies are hot, straight from the oven, and still on the warm baking sheet.
Option 2: Immediately after the cookies come out the oven use the back of a spoon to gently push the edges inward to create clean edges and a perfect round shape.

Nutrition

Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 136mg | Potassium: 28mg | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 265IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.

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Comments

  1. Teri

    December 15, 2019 at 6:17 pm

    5 stars
    Just made these for my first batch of Christmas cookies. They freeze well.

    Reply
    • Melissa Parkes

      February 09, 2021 at 8:08 am

      I have no unsalted butter can I use margarine

      Reply
      • Allison

        February 09, 2021 at 12:00 pm

        You’re welcome to try it, but margarine can make cookies stick and spread more than butter.

  2. Nadia

    January 10, 2020 at 1:13 pm

    5 stars
    Perfect recipie!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      January 13, 2020 at 2:09 pm

      Thanks! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Diane

    February 26, 2020 at 2:27 pm

    5 stars
    This recipe was amazing. I used a combination of white and dark chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, toffee chips and coconut flakes. Then I rolled then in crushed honey nut roasted almonds.

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      February 27, 2020 at 2:22 pm

      That sounds delicious, Diane! I’m so glad that you enjoyed them. Thanks for taking the time to stop by. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Katy Fox

    May 16, 2020 at 9:47 am

    Is it possible to get a printable version of this recipe?

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    • Celebrating Sweets

      May 17, 2020 at 6:04 am

      Hi, Katy. At the top of the post there is a turquoise rectangle with the “print recipe” button, and in the recipe card itself (in the top section) there is another print recipe button.

      Reply
  5. Angie Roeder

    May 23, 2020 at 12:29 pm

    Can this recipe be doubled?

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      May 26, 2020 at 2:55 pm

      Yes, that should work just fine. Enjoy!

      Reply
  6. Kellan

    June 02, 2020 at 8:57 pm

    How about adding oats? What ratio could I do?

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      June 06, 2020 at 11:22 am

      You can try swapping some of the flour for oats. Maybe 1/3 cup? Enjoy!

      Reply
  7. Susiejo

    October 20, 2020 at 10:54 am

    5 stars
    What is the best way to store these cookies to keep them fresh? They are delicious but seem to go stale within 2-3 days.

    Reply
    • Allison

      October 23, 2020 at 1:58 pm

      You can store them in the freezer and reheat just before serving. I find that when cookies are slightly warm it really imparts the “freshly baked” taste.

      Reply
  8. Jennifer

    October 21, 2020 at 1:12 pm

    5 stars
    Made these today and they were really good. I doubled the recipe and added the following: 1 cup semi sweet chunks; 1/2 cup espresso morsels (they’re new and delish); 1/2 cup peanut butter and milk chocolate chips; 1/4 cup white chocolate morsels; 1/4 cup butterscotch morsels; 1/2 cups toasted pecans; 1/2 cup coconut; 1/2 cup raisins (This was a delicious way to clean out my pantry).

    Reply
    • Allison

      October 23, 2020 at 1:52 pm

      I’m glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for taking the time to comment. ?

      Reply
  9. pp

    November 17, 2020 at 4:15 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious I tried them and now I want them every night!!!!!

    Reply
  10. Margaret

    June 23, 2021 at 8:06 pm

    This is my go to favourite cookie recipe. Have tried other dump cookie recipes but not as good. Friends always comment and ask for the recipe…a sure winner. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Allison

      June 25, 2021 at 10:14 am

      I’m glad you enjoyed them. 🙂 Thanks for taking the time to comment.

      Reply
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