Cookie Week Entry 5 - Compost Cookies

In "full disclosure" - I didn't create this cookie, nor the name... but I am a BIG FAN!  (So I had to recreate it for myself and all of you!)  New York City is one of my favorite places in the entire world.  The hustle and bustle of the city mixed with the art and culture makes it the perfect place.  One thing you can also count on in New York City is OUTSTANDING food.

A very trendy Asian establishment in NYC called Momofuku is a place that you need to stop by if ever you are in town.  I say “stop by” because in addition to their full entrée  dining room they also are famous for the “Milk Bar.” 

The Milk Bar is their take on a specialty bakery where you can get unique creations - like “Crack Pie.”  (Crack - because I hear it is addicting… celebrities like Anderson Cooper have been known to eat an entire pie in one sitting!)

Another great treat is their “Compost Cookie.”

The Compost Cookie has ingredients that include just about everything… except the kitchen sink.

Many have tried to re-create this cookie, few have succeeded.

The recipe below comes close!

Enjoy- and be sure to check out Momofuku on your next trip to the Big Apple!

Print your own copy of this recipe: CLICK HERE!

Ingredients

·         ¾ c. butter

·         ¾ c. brown sugar

·         ¼ c. white sugar

·         1 egg

·         1 t. vanilla

·         1 t. baking soda

·         1 c. quick cooking oats

·         1 c. flour

·         1 c. crushed potato chips

·         ½ c. pretzels

·         ½ c. butterscotch chips

·         ½ c. chocolate chips

·         ½ c. coconut

**The best part of this cookie is that you can use any ingredients!** 

Any type of dry ingredient works.  The original recipe of this cookie calls for used coffee grounds!

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix egg, vanilla, and baking soda together.

Add butter, brown sugar, white sugar, quick cooking oats, and flour.

Cream together.

Crush larger ingredients.

Items like pretzels and potato chips will need to be broken down into smaller pieces.  You don’t want them to be fine like dust - but a whole potato ship won’t work either.

In a separate bowl, mix all of your “compost ingredients.”

As mentioned, you can add just about any ingredients that you want - just make sure that there is enough of the “cookie dough” consistency left or your cookies will fall apart when you try to take them off the cookie sheet when baking is completed.

Add your compost ingredients to the creamed mixture.

Mix together until cookie dough is evenly mixed.

Use a 2 T. scoop to portion out dough onto parchment lined cookie sheet.

Bake for 10-12 minutes (or until cookies begin to turn golden brown).

Let cookies cool for 2-3 minutes.  *this is particularly important for these cookies as they need to solidify*

Remove cookies and allow them to cool on cookie sheet.