Christmas M&M Cookies
If you need cookies for Santa this year, these Christmas M&M Cookies are his favorite. The dough resembles that of chocolate chip cookies but, instead of chips, we add red and green M&M candies. Kids, and St. Nick will love them!
Servings: 20 Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Butter softened
- 3/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 1 Egg
- 1 1/2 cups Flour
- 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/3 tsp Salt
- 2 cup red and green M&M's divided
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat butter, brown sugar and sugar until creamy.
- Add in vanilla and the egg. Beat until incorporated. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt by whisking.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet while beating.
- Fold in 1 1/2 cup of M&M's into the dough.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Scoop out heaping tablespoon sized pieces of dough, form into ball and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Add a few of the remaining M&M's onto the top of each cookie and gently press in place.
- Bake for about 10 minutes. Look for golden brown edges around the cookie (they may look slightly undercooked).
- Allow to cool on the cookie sheet.
Nutrition
Calories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 115mg | Potassium: 24mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 200IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1mg