Popcorn Cookies

Name: Popcorn Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: about 2-1/2 dozen
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; Dash salt; 2 cups popped popcorn, lightly crushed; 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling

Yield about 2-1/2 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

It's so much fun to surprise people with the crushed popcorn in these yummy cookies. They're definitely a distinctive cookie on the holiday tray.—Leigh Anne Preston, Palmyra, Indiana

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Dash salt
2 cups popped popcorn, lightly crushed
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes; beat in egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in popcorn, chocolate chips and pecans.
Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 13-14 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 119 calories, 7g fat (3g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 66mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

It's so much fun to surprise people with the crushed popcorn in these yummy cookies. They're definitely a distinctive cookie on the holiday tray.—Leigh Anne Preston, Palmyra, Indiana

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