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Momofuku Compost Cookies

Recipe courtesy Christina Tosi, Momofuku Milk Bar
Show: Cookies & Cocktails Episode: Cookies & Cocktails

Photo: Momofuku Compost Cookies

TOTAL TIME: 1 hr 50 min
Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: 1 hr
Cook: 20 min
 
YIELD: 15 to 20 cookies
LEVEL: Easy

ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup mini butterscotch chips
  • 1/4 recipe/1/2 cup Graham Cracker Crust (Recipe to Follow)
  • 1/3 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons ground coffee
  • 2 cups potato chips
  • 1 cup mini pretzels
GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST:
  • 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/4 milk powder
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
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Directions

Heat oven to 375 degrees F.

Combine the butter, sugars, and glucose in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and cream together on medium-high for 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, add the egg and vanilla, and beat for 7 to 8 minutes.

Reduce the speed to low and add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix just until the dough comes together, no longer than 1 minute. (Do not walk away from the machine during this step, or you will risk over mixing the dough.) Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula.

Still on low speed, add the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, graham crust, oats, and coffee and mix just until incorporated, about 30 seconds. Add the potato chips and pretzels and paddle, still on low speed, until just incorporated. Be careful not to over mix or break too many of the pretzels or potato chips.

Using a 2-ounce ice cream scoop (or a 1/3-cup measure), portion out the dough onto a parchment-lined sheet pan. Pat the tops of the cookie dough domes flat. Wrap the sheet pan tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or up to 1 week. Do not bake your cookies from room temperature - they will not bake properly.

Arrange the chilled dough a minimum of 4 inches apart on parchment or silicone baking mat-lined sheet pans. Bake for 18 minutes. The cookies will puff, crackle, and spread. After 18 minutes, they should be very faintly browned on the edges yet still bright yellow in the center. Give them an extra minute or so if that's not the case.

Cool the cookies completely on the sheet pans before transferring to a plate or an airtight container for storage. At room temperature, cookies will keep fresh for 5 days; in the freezer, they will keep for 1 month.
Cook's Note: Can use premade graham crackers if desired.

Toss the graham crumbs, milk powder, sugar, and salt with your hands in a medium bowl to evenly distribute your dry ingredients.

Whisk the butter and heavy cream together. Add to the dry ingredients and toss again to evenly distribute. The butter will act as a glue, adhering to the dry ingredients and turning the mixture into a bunch of small clusters. The mixture should hold its shape if squeezed tightly in the palm of your hand. If it is not moist enough to do so, melt an additional tablespoon of butter and mix it in.

Eat immediately, or deploy as directed in a recipe. The crust is easiest to mold just after mixing. Stored in an airtight container, graham crust will keep fresh for 1 week at room temperature or for 1 month in the fridge or freezer.

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  • on August 22, 2012

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    Yummy cookies! They remind me of a combination of "Ranger Cookies" and "Potato Chip Cookies" from long ago when I was a kid (minus the coffee flavor that I love as an adult. I just wanted to note that the ingredients list for the Graham Cracker Crust omits the amount of milk powder. Use 1/4 CUP of milk powder (I Googled the recipe and found the correct amount at another site.

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  • on June 21, 2012

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    Great to make when you have that salty & sweet craving.

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  • on January 01, 2012

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    I have been making these for years only I use cinnamon flavored coffee grounds. I would chop the chips and pretzels though, however, I like your way much better, you can see the chips much better. I use the greasiest, saltiest chip I can find! At our house we call them the "garbage cookie". The sweet and salty is a favorite in our house and everyone is always requesting them.

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