As the phrase states, "waste not, want not" and in today's slumped economy, avoiding waste certainly is a financially sound idea! Even in the most tiny of ways, the Kingdom has diligently worked for many years to use resources smartly, recycle aggressively, and appreciate all that we have. So, when it came to the bottom of a Ruffles potato chip bag filled with sad, broken chip nubs, we were temporarily left scratching our heads. Since Queen Wendy has a culinary background, the most obvious use was breading--so off to bread tilapia filets she went--and of course, the result was crunchy/salty deliciousness. However, the Kingdom's royals (and our favorite Uncle Peter) love chips...so we have lots of leftover 'nubs' that cannot be placed as breading each and every time. So, this morning, we tried something new--potato chip cookies! Not only was it a fun activity for the kids--to crunch the crumbs into fine bits, but allowed us to be a bit creative! Instead of just doing potato chips, we added chocolate chips to add some chocolately sweetness! You can also put in coconut, pecans or even walnuts to zoom up the flavor and texture--but for our little ones--chocolate chips seemed a necessary and in they went! So, here are the royals working on a new kingdom staple--potato chip cookies. Next time you pop by, ask us for some, and we'll gladly bake you some!
Prince Alec crushing up the nubs....
Princess Abs begins to place all ingredients in the bowl for blending....
Alec takes the reigns and decides to do the mixing---although it got a little challenging at the end, so he asked for help! :)
And here's the dough and cookies before they go into the oven. Pretty fun way to use what would otherwise be tossed away. And, have we mentioned that the cookies actually taste GREAT!?!? :) 
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