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June 19, 2014

Soft and Chewy M&M Cookies

 My kids Favorite Recipe for M&M Cookies

I will choose a cookie over cake any day.  There is something about the smell/taste of a cookie fresh out of the oven, gooey and still warm.  Yummy!  I am debating making a batch right now.  Although if I did, I may never get around to sharing this amazing M&M Cookie recipe with you.  OK…my craving can wait;)

Soft and Chewy M&M Cookies ~ my kids favorite cookie recipe

These little M&M cookies and me have a special history.  This is the first recipe that I ever asked a friends mom for (I was in grade school at the time).  It also was the first recipe that I added to my own recipe box.  You know its a good recipe, when they are still one of my favorite cookie after all these years.  Over the years I have made a few changes, but basically they are the same cookies that I grew up making.

Since 4th of July is right around the corner, we chose to make this batch all Red, White and Blue.  I love that M&M’s come in a wide variety of colors.

Soft and Chewy M&M Cookies ~ my kids favorite cookie recipe

M&M Cookie INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 cup Butter
  • 1 cup Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 cup White Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoons salt
  • 1 1/2 cups M&M’s

Soft and Chewy M&M Cookies ~ my kids favorite cookie recipe

 M&M Cookies INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl, cream brown sugar, white sugar and butter.
  3. Next, add the eggs, and vanilla making sure everything is well mixed.
  4. Add the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until just combined
  5. Finally, stir in the M&M’s.
  6. Roll into balls, flatten slightly and place an extra M&M into the top of each cookie.

Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes.  These are the type of cookie that you want to be slightly under baked.  Let them stand for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet before transferring to a cooling rack.  This will help the cookies hold their shape.

Soft and Chewy M&M Cookies ~ my kids favorite cookie recipe

Simple tip to keep your cookies from spreading:

If you are finding that your cookies are spreading out too far, there is an easy way to correct it.  The best part is…its not the recipe;)  All you need to do is refrigerate your dough for about 5 minutes before baking. This will re-solidify the fats and stop your cookies from over spreading.  Easy!

Soft and Chewy M&M Cookies ~ my kids favorite cookie recipe

 

 

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Posted in Food and tagged Fun Food, July 4th, Patriotic, Recipes.

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