Yield: 2 dozen servings | Time: 25 – 30 minutes

Food Saving Hacks: Out of brown sugar? No need to run to the store — just stir 1 tablespoon of molasses for every 1 cup of white sugar. Easy swaps like this help cut back on food waste and save you a trip!

Ingredients:

  • ¾ cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 ½ cups mix-ins

Mix-in ideas: Leftover candy, nuts, dried fruit, chocolate chips — whatever you’ve got!

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until fluffy.
  3. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
  4. Stir in baking soda and salt, then gradually mix in flour until just combined.
  5. Fold in your mix-ins.
  6. Drop rounded spoonfuls of dough onto a baking sheet (about 1 ½ Tbsp per cookie).
  7. Bake 10–12 minutes, until edges are golden.
  8. Cool on a pan for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.

 

Save More Than Food! You saved those mix-ins from the landfill, now freeze the dough so no cookies go to waste either! Roll into balls, freeze and bake whenever cravings hit.

Click here to download the recipe card and click here to watch the cooking tutorial! 

 

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