Frito chocolate chip cookies are so crazy good! Crunchy, salty Fritos chips give these cookies addicting properties. You've been warned!
Have you heard that Alabama song “If you want to play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band?” If this post had a theme song it would be “If you want to impress a Texan, you gotta have Fritos on the plate.” And the Texan I’m trying to impress today? Miss Amber of Bluebonnets & Brownies. We are hosting an online virtual baby shower for her today!
Miss Amber is expecting a bouncing baby boy! I’m so excited for her and the Brit to welcome a sweet little boy. There’s nothing Miss Amber loves more than Frito chips. She did a series on her blog called Fritos Friday where she dedicated posts to her favorite snack food. I knew I wanted to create a dessert using Fritos.
The Fritos in these cookies are awesome: they caramelize with the sugar and taste like bites of rice krispie treats inside the cookie. Insanely delicious, right?! I'm usually one of those people that can stop after just a few bites of a dessert, but I will admit, I've eaten at least half this batch. So, happy happy baby shower, Amber! You are so loved! Check out the other posts celebrating Amber's impending bundle of joy.
Frito Chocolate Chip Cookies
The Fritos in these cookies are awesome: they caramelize with the sugar and taste like bites of rice krispie treats inside the cookie.
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 7 tablespoons sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅓ cup chocolate chips
- ½ cup Fritos corn chips, broken into pieces
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 and line a cookie sheet with parchment or a slicone mat.
- In a medium bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add the egg yolk and beat until combined.
- Sprinkle the flour and baking powder on top and mix briefly just to combine.
- Stir in the chocolate chips and Fritos evenly.
- Scoop 12 dough balls (make firm balls for the best cookie shape), and space evenly on a cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the edges of the cookies begin to brown.
Notes
Softened butter is not room temperature. Softened butter has been sitting out at a room temperature for no more than an hour. You should be able to make your fingerprint in it. If your butter is too warm, the cookies spread too much while baking.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 165Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 76mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 1gSugar: 10gProtein: 2g
Aimee Wimbush-Bourque says
Guess who introduced me to Fritos? Amber. Yep. She brought a bag across borders for me to try. Sound like our girl?
Great cookies!!
Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says
Of course! I love that Alabama song!! What an awesome cookie to celebrate Amber and her little one on the way!!
Kate | Food Babbles says
Wow!! I am SO making these cookies! It's just crazy enough to work ;) Love! And you're 100% right that Amber would love these. As soon as I read the title, I thought of her Fritos Friday posts. Yum!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
Fritos. In. Cookies. *mind blown* Best cookie EVERRRR!
lynn @ the actor's diet says
I want to give birth to these cookies.
lynn @ the actor's diet says
I have no idea what that means.
Jolene (www.everydayfoodie.ca) says
Ha, I love that song! And those cookies look pretty fantastic ... sweet and salty is such a great combo in cookies.
Joanne says
The sweet and salty in these would DEFINITELY keep me coming back for cookie after cookie!! Congrats to Amber!!
Rachel Cooks says
This is beyond genius. LOVE.
Jennifer @ Not Your Momma's Cookie says
Awww, so sweet! I love virtual baby showers :) And, seriously, what an ingenious cookie!!
Ashley - baker by nature says
OMG ... These cookies are mind blowing! Must make em sooooooon.
Jamie@Milk N Cookies says
What a creative use of Fritos -- and a thoughtful recipe for the virtual baby shower. I've had potato chip cookies before, and they were fantastic. I imagine these would have that similar salty-sweet balance. Yum!