Peppermint M&M Cookies

Teresa Ambra

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.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Total Time 35

Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 189 kcal

Equipment

2 18x26" cookie sheet pans
1 large mixing bowl
1 electric mixer
1 wooden spoon
measuring cups
measuring spoons
1 spatula

Ingredients

1 cup Crisco shortening no substitutes
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
3 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. peppermint extract
16 oz. pkg. white peppermint-flavored M&M's (two 8-ounce packages)

Instructions

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!

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Nutrition

Calories: 189kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 64mgPotassium: 61mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 43IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 1mg

Keyword chocolate, chocolate dessert, cookie, dessert, M&Ms, peppermint

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