We all know and love a host of traditional cookie flavors and recipes. Warm chocolate chip straight from the oven or iced sugar cookies may bring back memories from your childhood. Do you ever wonder what other cookie options are out there that you have yet to discover? Below are some unique ideas shared by cookie lovers who tried adding something new to their baking.
Devan Cameron
Devan Cameron, Canadian Chef currently eating and cooking my way through the Netherlands. Find him at Braised & Deglazed.
Two Unique Ingredients I’ve tried in Cookies that were Amazing:
Tahini
I once had a chocolate chip cookie that was baked with tahini. Yes, the same stuff that goes into that falafel sauce! The tahini gives the cookies a richness similar to peanut butter cookies, and they’re super delicious.
Miso
Miso is not only delicious in your favorite Japanese soup, but it makes for one tasty chocolate chip cookie. I could not believe how tasty a cookie with chocolate chips and miso could be!
Potato chips
One of my favorite and totally unexpected unique ingredients for baking cookies, is potato chips. Classic, rippled, or kettle-cooked, they all provide a different element to nearly any type of cookie dough. I love the flavors of sweet and [salty], so my favorite are chocolate chip cookies rolled in crunched ripple chips. You’d think they would be crispy, but in fact, make the cookie a little chewy.
Jessica Formicola
Jessica Formicola is a cookbook author, professional recipe developer, and the face behind Savory Experiments.
Vicky Cano
Vicky Cano, Chef & Recipe developer at Mealfan.com
Avocado
Avocado is an ingredient that I love using in my cookies. They are healthy and add a tasty element to the cookies. Adding avocados to my cookies makes them creamy.
Sugarcane juice
Using sugarcane juice to make cookies might sound a bit clumsy, but trust me, it tastes so good. I tried it to sweeten the cookies, and it worked well. The sugarcane juice also replaced the water in the dough. I suggest you try this unique ingredient to sweeten your cookies, and you won’t regret it.
Spoon of chili
Like virtually every American, I adore cookies and have since I was a kid – although then I would eat with a large glass of cold milk, nowadays I prefer coffee. As a huge fan of chocolate, I usually choose a rich, dark chocolate cookie with delicious gooey chunks of dark chocolate. To add a twist, I add a spoon of chili to the chocolate. It adds depth and breaks up the richness. Perfect for enjoying with a latte, which evens out the heat.
Brandon Wachs
Brandon Wachs, Eyewear Specialist with Shark Eyes where he works on design, e-commerce, sales, and marketing.
Cindy Newland
Cindy Newland, Writer, health coach, and animal lover. Find her at Intentionallyeat.com
Applesauce, ripe bananas, chia, or flax seeds for egg replacements
I use unique ingredients when baking cookies all the time. I use ingredients like applesauce, ripe bananas, chia, or flax seeds for egg replacements. Aquafaba, the liquid from a can of chickpeas, makes great meringue cookies. I also substitute plant-based butter or coconut oil for butter.
I have “veganized” chocolate chip cookies and created what I think is the best chocolate chip cookie. It is dairy-free and has no cholesterol.
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