Dark Chocolate M&Ms Christmas Cookies
M&Ms Cookies made with dark chocolate M&Ms. This version uses the Christmas colored dark chocolate M&Ms, but you can use any color you want.
Servings 42
Ingredients
- 4 oz unsalted butter room temperature (114 grams)
- ½ cup shortening 96 grams, don't substitute
- ¾ cup granulated sugar 144 grams
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar 100 grams
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour 210 grams
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ¼ cup dark chocolate M&Ms
- ⅓ cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Combine the butter and shortening in a large mixing bowl and beat until creamy. Add both sugars and continue beating on high for two minutes, scraping bowl. Beat in the vanilla and egg and beat until fluffy.
- Stir together the flour, salt and baking soda. Add this mixture to the sugar mixture and stir until mixed. Stir in the M&Ms and chocolate chips. Chill batter for about an hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Drop batter by level tablespoons or rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased or foil lined cookie sheets, spacing 2 ½ inches apart.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheets for about 2 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool.