M&M Cookies
My M&M cookies are a long-time family favorite. They are big, chewy cookies with tons of M&M candies. Easy to make with simple ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening (butter flavor or plain) or you may substitute real butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 10 oz package plain M&M's any color
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream the shortening, brown sugar and granulated sugar together in a large mixing bowl.
- Beat in the eggs, vanilla extract and water until mixture is creamy.
- In separate medium bowl whisk flour, baking soda and salt together.
- Add half of the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and mix with stand or hand mixer. Mix in the other half of the dry ingredients.
- Fold M&M's into the batter.
- Using a medium cookie scoop place cookie batter on an ungreased cookie sheet or you can use a silicone baking mat.
- Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes or until they are golden brown.
- Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 1-2 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.
Nutrition
Calories: 152kcal
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