Brown Sugar M&M Cookies
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 12 teaspoon baking soda
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 12 cup butter flavor shortening
- 12 cup unsalted butter
- 1 14 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon mexican vanilla extract
- 1 cup mini M&M's plain chocolate candy
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg.
- Whisk together briskly to combine and aerate, then set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, or a large mixing bowl, cream together shortening and butter.
- Add sugar and cream again until well mixed, then add the egg and Mexican vanilla and beat on medium speed until well incorporated.
- Add the flour mixture in increments, beating on low speed after each addition, until all the flour is incorporated.
- Refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes, but longer is preferred.
- When the dough is sufficiently chilled, line a baking tray with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 350F.
- Using a medium cookie scoop, portion dough onto tray, placing at least 2 apart the cookies will spread.
- Chilling helps with this, but be prepared for more spreading if you dont chill your dough.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes (mine needed exactly 13 minutes), or until golden brown.
- While cookies are baking, pour mini M&M candies into a bowl to have at the ready.
- As you remove cookies from the oven, immediately press M&M candies into the cookies.
- Candies must be placed in the cookies while theyre still hot, or they will not stick to the cookies.
- I baked 9 cookies at a time to ensure that I would have time to get all the M&Ms into the cookies before they cooled.
- I made smiley faces, letters, and hearts.
- Smiley faces are easiest.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely on the tray or a cooling rack, then store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, butter flavor, unsalted butter, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, chocolate candy
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/brown-sugar-m-m-cookies-507545 (may not work)