CHEETO COOKIES
Cheetos lovers, rejoice… You can now bake Cheeto cookies! They're cheesy with just a touch of sugary sweetness, definitely worth a try.
Equipment
- 1 Ziplock bag
- 1 Rolling Pin
- 1 Electric mixer
- Bowl
- 1 Small ice cream scoop
- 1 parchment paper lined baking pan
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup flour
- 3 cups whole Cheetos puffs and 2 cups for coating
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter – room temperature
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg room temperature
Instructions
- Pre heat your oven 350 degrees
- Place 3 cups of Cheetos in a Ziplock bag seal and crush using a rolling pin
- In a medium sized bowl combine the flour, (3 cups ) Cheetos crumbs, salt, baking soda, and cream of tartar.
- Using an electric mixer on medium speed mix to combine.
- In a separate bowl add the butter, shortening and sugar.
- Mix and cream well together.
- Add egg and mix well again.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in 1/2 batches and mix well.
- Cover and refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour.
- Using a small ice cream scoop, make dough balls.
- Add the remaining (2 cups ) Cheeto crumbs to a small bowl.
- Roll each dough ball in the Cheeto crumbs
- Place the dough balls on a parchment paper lined baking pan.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes
- Remove from the oven.
- Let cookies completely cool.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!