Easter M&M's Sugar Cookies
These soft and chewy cookies sugar cookies, decorated with pastel M&M’s candies, make the perfect Easter treat!
Servings: 32 cookies
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 3/4 c. butter softened
- 1 c. brown sugar
- 1/2 c. granulated sugar
- 2 lg. eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 (11 oz.) bag plain M&M's pastel colors, divided
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, using a hand mixer, beat together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla extract, beat until well combined.
- With mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, beat until combined. Stir in 1 cup M&M’s candies. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour up to 3 days.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Take the dough out of the refrigerator and let it sit for about 10 minutes so that you can work with it.
- Drop cookie dough by rounded tablespoonful onto prepared cookie sheets (8 per sheet). Place a few M&Ms on the tops and sides of the dough balls.
- Bake the cookies for 9-11 minutes. They will look very soft and under baked in the centers. Remove from the oven and immediately decorate with more M&M’s.
- Let the cookies cool on the sheets for 10 minutes; remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
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