These soft M&M cookies are buttery, chewy, and easy to customize for every holiday with different colored candies. A nostalgic family recipe that’s perfect year-round.
Beth
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 8 minutesminutes
Total Time 18 minutesminutes
Servings 24
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Ingredients
2 ¼cupall purpose flour
1tspsalt
1tspbaking soda
½cupbutter(½ cup = 1 stick)
½cupbutter flavored shortening(½ cup = ½ stick)
½cupgranulated sugar
¾cuplight brown sugar(packed)
¼cupdark brown sugar(packed)
2tspvanilla
2eggs
10ozbag of m&ms
Instructions
Remove butter from refrigerator to allow it to soften. Preheat oven to 350º F. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
In a large bowl, use a hand mixer on medium to cream butter, shortening and sugars together. Add vanilla and continue mixing. Add eggs on at a time, mixing thoroughly after each one.
With mixer set to low, add flour mixture a little at a time, scraping the sides of the bowl to ensure the dough is thoroughly mixed. Reserve about 1/2 cup of flour and stir in with a wooden spoon.
Stir in m&ms with a wooden spoon. Drop tablespoons of dough on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper leaving space in between.
Bake for 8-10 minutes, then carefully remove from oven. Let cool for a minute on the cookie sheet, then remove to a cooling rack or plate. Enjoy!
Notes
Makes about 4 dozen cookies. Nutritional information is for 2 cookies.