Monday, December 5, 2011

M&M Sugar Cookies


I know I am not the only mom that runs into this issue.  You go to the grocery store and walk by the bakery section and you hear your kids start chanting "Cookies!  Cookies!  Cookies!".  If your kids are anything like my sons, when you finally relent and take them to pick out a cookie, their choice is usually whatever has the most candy on it.  The cookie of choice for my sons is hands down M&M Cookies.

In the past I have attempted to replicate these cookies to little success.  It wasn't until recently that my 4 year old actually gave me the idea on how to manage it.  I was making sugar cookies to decorate and my son looked at me and said "These would be really good with M&M's."  The light practically blinded me, it went on so fast.


Now, my advise to you is find your favorite sugar cookie recipe and use that.  As I was working on a limited time frame, I bought the Pillsbury Sugar Cookie dough.


After preheating the oven, roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart.


Bake cookies for 8 minutes.  This will allow the cookies to flatten slightly and give you more space to place the optimal amount of M&M's.  According to my son, M&M's are the whole point of this cookie.


Bake for an additional 5 minutes.  Let the cookies cool slightly on the tray before transferring to a wire rack.  Cool completely and store in an air tight container.

These cookies came out a little crispier than I would have liked, but using your favorite sugar cookie recipe will help you adjust for preference.

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