M&M Funfetti Cookies
These amazing cookies are filled with M&M's and Rainbow Sprinkles providing a one-two punch of dynamic flavor. They're sure to cure any sweet tooth craving you have, since you'll be drooling from the first bite! They're great for holiday baking, tailgating parties, potlucks or summer holiday fun.
Equipment
- 2 18x26" cookie sheet pans
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 electric mixer
- 1 wooden spoon
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- 1 large cookie scoop
- 1 spatula
Ingredients
- 3 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens cookies
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup rainbow sprinkles I used jimmies
- 12.6 oz. bag milk chocolate M&Ms divided use, (about 1 ½ cups)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Measure out 1 cup of M&M’s for the cookie dough.
- Set aside remaining M&M’s to place on top of cookies before baking.
- Spray baking sheets with cooking spray.
- Cream both the sugars, butter, eggs, vanilla, salt and baking powder together with an electric mixer until fluffy.
- Stir in flour, M&M candies, and rainbow jimmie sprinkles with wooden spoon.
- Scoop dough with a ¼ cup cookie scoop and place onto sprayed baking sheets, about 2-3 inches apart.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Rotate cookie sheets on racks every six minutes while baking.
- Cool on the baking sheet for 1-2 minutes then transfer to a wire rack.
Notes
NOTE: I made whopper-sized cookies. If you make smaller cookies, decrease the baking time.
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[nutrition-label]Nutrition
Calories: 304kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 3gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 85mgPotassium: 40mgFiber: 1gSugar: 33gVitamin A: 304IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 1mg
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