Cheetos Cookies
If you want to try an unconventional snack to enjoy with friends, check this sweet and salty cookies. They aren't only crispy and delicious, but fun to make!
Ingredients
- 1 cup + 6 tbsp flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature 115 grams
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp cheese powder (from Mac & Cheese boxes or cheddar cheese powder)
- 3/4 cup crushed Cheetos
- ½ cup crushed Cheetos Puffs
- ½ cup crushed Flaming Hot Cheetos
Instructions
To make the cookie dough
- Crush cheetos with a food processor. If you don't have one, use their own bag. They'll look like coarse sand
- Put butter at room temperature with sugar in a bowl and beat them together until they have a smooth consistency. Then add an egg and beat well.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, and a little bit of mac & cheese powder (or cheddar cheese powder) powder. Sprinkle this on top of your batter and beat well again.
- Add Cheetos powder and incorporate everything with a spat.
To bake the cookies
- Make little balls of dough a bit larger than a ping pong ball
- To add an extra-punch of flavor, put each ball in a bowl full of Cheetos powder, so they get covered with a thin layer around them
- Place the dough balls on a baking sheet with parchment paper. Make sure the balls are a little bit separated
- Put the them in a preheated oven at 356 °F (180 Celsius) for 12 to 14 minutes. Keep an eye on them around minute 10
- After 10 minutes take out the tray and flatten each cookie a little bit with a spatula or wooden spoon
- Put them back in the oven for a couple more minutes
- Take the cookies out of the oven and let them cool on a rack at least 20 minutes. That will add a little crunch
Notes
Emmy Made in Japan inspired me to try this creative recipe, and I loved it!
I love Emmy's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/emmymadeinjapan
Yet, the original recipe comes from a cookie spot in Santa Monica, Cookie Good.
You can check them at: https://www.cookiegood.com
I tried my recipe with Flaming Hot Cheetos, because I love a spicy touch in my snacks.
Give it a try if you want to eat them by themselves. For a more conventional cookie flavor, make them without the spicy add-on.