4ozunsalted butter, cool and cut into chunks(114 grams)
½cupshortening(96 grams)
¾cupgranulated sugar(144 grams)
½cuppacked light brown sugar(100 grams)
1 ½teaspoonsvanilla extract
1largeegg
1 ¾cupsall purpose flour210 grams – spoon and sweep
¾teaspoonsalt
1teaspoonbaking soda
¾cupsplain M&Ms
⅓cupsemisweet chocolate chipsoptional
Instructions
Dough requires chilling, so don’t preheat oven yet.
Combine the cool butter and shortening in mixer. Beat until creamy. Add both sugars and continue beating on high for two minutes, scraping bowl. Beat in the vanilla and egg. Continue beating for another minute or 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 rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets, spacing 3 inches apart and bake for 12-14 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheets for about 2 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool.
Notes
A mixture of shortening and butter is what gives these cookies their light, crispy, texture.