M & M Cookies

M & M Cookies

These are simply chocolate chip cookies with M & M's.  The fun part is that you can use special M & M's for each holiday.  I used red and green for Christmas here.  




Ingredients: 
2 ¼ c flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 c butter (2 sticks softened)
¾ c sugar
¾ c brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1-2 cups M & M's chocolate candies (use more or less depending on how much you like chocolate)
parchment paper

Instructions:

1.     Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.

2.     Combine in your mixer bowl:  

butter
2 eggs
sugar
brown sugar
vanilla

3.     Beat at low speed until creamy.

4.     Slowly add flour mixture and continue to beat until combined.

5.     Hand stir in M & M's.

6.     Line cookie sheet with parchment paper 

7.     Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.

8.     Drop dough by rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheet.  (9-12 cookies per sheet)

9.     Bake for 9 to 11 minutes.  Remove cookie sheet from oven and let cookies rest on cookie sheet for 1 to 2 minutes.  Then remove cookies to cooling rack.

Recipe makes about 4 dozen cookies.

This recipe is adapted from the Nestle Toll House.  

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