Peppermint M&M Cookies will rock your world! These delightful peppermint cookies are filled with white peppermint-flavored M&M's. They make a terrific cookie for Christmas cookie exchanges, holiday baking, Valentine's Day or the Fourth of July.
Cream shortening, sugar, eggs, baking soda, cream of tartar, peppermint extract and salt, beating well with an electric mixer.
Add flour and stir with a wooden spoon until well combined.
Roll into balls and place on a greased cookie sheet.
Press peppermint-flavored M&M’s into the tops and sides of each cookie.
Bake 2” apart in a 350° oven for about 15 minutes, or until done.
Rotate cookie sheets on oven racks every seven minutes of baking time.
Cool completely.
Notes
NOTE: I pressed one red M&M in the center surrounded by 4 white M&M’s in each cookie (or vice versa). You can also press the M&M's into the cookies randomly, if desired.NOTE: My cookies took almost 23 minutes to bake!