Day 8 of my 12 Days of Christmas Cookies, which is taking a little longer then 12 days, but thats ok, are M&M Sugar Cookies.
This is a little different recipe calling for oil and butter. The dough is really yummy and the cookies are FANTASTIC, in fact I made a bunch of just plain cookies and I think they were almost more popular!
With cream cheese, oil, butter and rolled in sugar, these were so chewy and good, I think this is my favorite so far!
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If you add a few M&M’s to the top after they have baked, the M&M’s wont crack. Just as soon as they come out of the oven push a few into the top.
M&M Sugar Cookies
From Cooks Illustrated
INGREDIENTS
- 2 1/4cups (11 1/4 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2teaspoon baking soda
- 1teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2teaspoon table salt
- 1 1/2cups (10 1/2 ounces) sugar, plus 1/3 cup for rolling
- 2ounces cream cheese, cut into 8 pieces
- 6tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted and still warm
- 1/3cup vegetable oil
- 1large egg
- 1tablespoon milk
- 2teaspoons vanilla extract
INSTRUCTIONS
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in medium bowl. Set aside.
- Place 1½ cups sugar and cream cheese in large bowl. Place remaining 1/3 cup sugar in shallow baking dish or pie plate and set aside. Pour warm butter over sugar and cream cheese and whisk to combine (some small lumps of cream cheese will remain but will smooth out later). Whisk in oil until incorporated. Add egg, milk, and vanilla; continue to whisk until smooth. Add flour mixture and mix with rubber spatula until soft homogeneous dough forms.
- Divide dough into 24 equal pieces, about 2 tablespoons each (or use #40 portion scoop). Using hands, roll dough into balls. Working in batches, roll balls in reserved sugar to coat and evenly space on prepared baking sheet, 12 dough balls per sheet. Using bottom of drinking glass, flatten dough balls until 2 inches in diameter. Sprinkle tops evenly with 4 teaspoons of sugar remaining in shallow dish (2 teaspoons per tray), discarding any remaining sugar.
- Bake, 1 tray at a time, until edges are set and just beginning to brown, 11 to 13 minutes, rotating tray after 7 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheets 5 minutes. Using wide metal spatula, transfer cookies to wire rack and cool to room temperature.
Check out the other recipes:
- 12 Days of Christmas Cookies – Day 1 – Candy Cane Cookies
- 12 Days of Christmas Cookies – Day 2 – Cowboy Cookies Recipe
- 12 Days of Christmas Cookies – Day 3 – Cherry Chocolate Kiss Cookies Recipe
- 12 Days of Christmas Cookies – Day 4 – Melting Snowmen Cookies Recipe
- 12 Days of Christmas Cookies – Day 5 – Snowball Cookies Recipe
- 12 Days of Christmas Cookies – Day 6 – Chocolate Hazelnut Caramel Cookies Recip
- 12 Days of Christmas Cookies – Day 7 – Red Velvet Whoopie Pies Recipe
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I have to say , that one of my very favorite things about you is that you are so normal and real! With five children I often do things longer and later, although not always by choice…:) I figure if my life is so lovably full that things take a little longer to accomplish, then so be it! How encouraging that your cookie list is stretching longer, it warms my heart! Thanks!
That makes me feel better as well…. I had big plans. But life got in the way and my 12 days should have been “a month of christmas cookies, every few days!” 🙂
good thing I didn’t throw away all those little bags of m&m’s leftover from Halloween. I was thisclose. I forgot to buy parchment paper while I was out today, have you ever tried making them without it?
Yes! It works just fine!
oh good about the parchment. I forgot as well. :p Making them today with my kiddos 🙂
I was serious when I asked a week ago if I could live in your kitchen…. I want sugar cookies now… 🙂
Do you not put any M &M’s into the batter? Are we only pushing them into the top when done baking?
That’s the way I understood it. Push them on top. That’s what I’m going to do.
Just curious, but what is the difference between bleached and unbleached flour? Do the cookies come out differently?
Ok. Stumbling on a problem or maybe I am just not reading the recipe right. 2 oz of cream chz cut into 8 pieces?? That’s like tiny slivers. Is this so it stirs better with the sugar? What am I missing?
Yes! Correct!