Compost Cookies
November 7, 2011
I first heard about these cookies from my mother, who saw them on one of the morning shows. She madly scribbled the recipe down and gave me a copy. The idea was good. The cookie dough was too cakey for my tastes. But I tried them again.
This time I used a basic chocolate chip cookie recipe and instead of chocolate chips, I added an equal amount of anything.
The “compost” of the cookie is anything and everything edible you want it to be. Perfect for cleaning out the pantry and using leftover Halloween candy. I let my son fill the measuring cup with whatever he thought should be in the cookies. The only thing I added was some oats. Everything from Raisinettes to goldfish crackers (look closely for the fish in the photo!), pretzels and Sugar Babies to broken-up fortune cookies went into these. I must say the chewy-salty-sweet surprises make them pretty good.
The only change from the basic cookie recipe would be to refrigerate for about an hour before baking. Otherwise they will spread too much and burn the goodies. A true American dessert – a little bit of everything thrown in. Enjoy!
