Buttered popcorn cookies

Pour the oil over the bottom of a large saucepan that has a lid, and add the popcorn kernels, shimmying the pan around so the kernels land in one layer.

Cover the pot, heat it over a medium to high heat, and, once the kernels begin to pop, keep the saucepan moving until all of the kernels have popped, about 5 to 7 minutes total.

Toss the table salt and then the melted butter over the popcorn, then transfer it to a bowl so that you can fish out any unpopped kernels. Let cool.

In a sererate bowl, whisk the flour and baking soda together.

Stir the combined dry ingredients into the butter-sugar mixture.

Fold in the cooled popcorn so that it is evenly distributed through the batter, which will seem like a ridiculous instruction because there is so much popcorn and so little cookie batter, but it works. Don't worry if the popcorn breaks up a bit. The mixed-size pieces are part of the cookies charm.

Scoop heaping-tablespoon-sized mounds 5cm apart onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. 

Bake the cookies in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges are light brown.

Let them sit on the hot baking sheet for a few minutes to firm up before transferring them to a rack to cool.