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This is the easiest and delicious M&M’s Christmas Cookies Recipe. There’s a couple reasons I like it….
1) It’s realllllyyy good.
2) Perfect recipe to do with kids.
Try it…you and your kids will love it!
4 Tips for Baking with Toddlers
- Allow Enough Time: Baking with your toddler will take longer than baking by yourself. So allow enough time and consider it a fun baking experience for you and your little one.
- Pre-Measure: It is helpful to have the ingredients pre-measured so all your toddler have to do is pour into the mixing bowl.
- Child-Size Kitchen Utensils: Having the right tools to help facilitate your child when pouring, stirring, sifting, etc. Also use large mixing bowls so there’s plenty of room for pouring and stirring.
- Welcome the Mess: Baking with toddlers can be messy, but that’s the best part of it, it’s so much much fun for your little one. So set your expectations before starting.
Do you want to start including your toddler in the kitchen but don’t know how? Here is this post on How to Include Your Toddler in the Kitchen
M&M’s Christmas Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups of all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
- 3/4 cup of butter softened
- 1/2 cup of granulated white sugar
- 3/4 cup of firmly packed golden brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon of kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 3/4 cup of milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup of Mini Christmas M&M’s Baking Bits plus more for topping cookie dough before baking
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and baking soda.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment, combine butter, both sugars, vanilla and salt. Beat on medium speed until well combined, about 2 minutes.
- Add egg and egg yolk, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary.
- Add in flour mixture and continue mixing just until incorporated.
- Add in chocolate chips and M&M’s and give a final stir. For best results, chill dough for 30 minutes before baking.
- Measure cookie dough balls with a medium cookie sized cookie scoop.
- Place cookie dough on baking sheet and top with additional mini M&M’s.
- Bake 8-10 minutes, just until edges are a light golden brown.
- Don’t over bake as cookie will continue baking as it cools.
Notes: This recipe comes from Melissa No.2 Pencil
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