Jumbo M&M Cookies
A tried and true recipe for big, soft, M&Ms cookies. Great for bake sales!
Servings 26 cookies
Cost 5
Ingredients
- 4 ¼ cups all-purpose flour (19 oz/532 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 3 sticks cool unsalted butter cut up (12 oz/336 grams)
- 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar 240 grams
- 1 ¼ cups firmly packed brown sugar 250 grams
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup M&Ms
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
- Cream butter in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer. Beat in the sugar and brown sugar until creamy, then beat in the eggs and vanilla. Continue beating, scraping bowl, until well mixed. By hand or using lowest speed of mixer, gradually adding flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and M&Ms.
- Drop dough by ¼ cupfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until light golden brown. Let stand 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets.
- Makes about 26 cookies -- Adapted from Land o' Lakes Butter