The Perfect M&M Cookies
Why I Love This Recipe
"I named them PERFECT because we literally spent this past Thanksgiving perfecting them!" Snow 2022
Ingredients You'll Need
1c shortening
1 1/2c brown sugar
1/2c sugar
1tsp baking soda
1 1/2c M&Ms Chocolate Candies (reserve 1/2c)
1 tsps vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/4 all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
Directions
Preheat oven to 375°F
In one large bowl, mix shortening, brown sugar, and sugar. Beat in vanilla and eggs.
Sift flour into a medium bowl and combine with baking soda and salt.
Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients (slowly) and mix well.
Stir in 1c M&Ms.
Drop teaspoons of dough on cookie sheet
Decorate tops with remaining M&Ms (at least 3 per cookie)
Bake 9-10 minutes in top center rack until edges are a golden brown.
Remove promptly from oven. Let cool 5 minutes before removing from pan.
Cool completely on cookie rack.
Pairs Well With
Milk! You!
