Giant Cookies with M & M's. They are a rainbow in a cookie.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Giant Rainbow Cookies
Servings: 18Large cookies
Calories: 173kcal
Author: How sweet eats/ Michaela Kenkel
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Ingredients
2cups+ 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2teaspoonsbaking soda
1 1/2sticks12 tablespoons of salted butter, melted and cooled
1cupbrown sugar
1/2cupsugar
1egg + 1 egg yolkat room temperature
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
1cupmini m&m’sor something else that you love
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Mix the flour and baking soda in a bowl and set aside. In another bowl, mix the butter and sugars until they are combined (and look like the first picture above). Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and stir until mixed. Gradually add flour and mix until a dough forms – it will look crumbly at first, but it will come together. I even used my hands to help at one point. Fold in the m&m’s.
Divide the dough how you choose (1/4 cup portions for 18 large cookies or 2 tablespoon portions for 36 smaller cookies). Shape each portion into a ball with your hands then pull each ball into two equal pieces. Turn each half so that the rough side of the half (what used to be the inside of the ball) faces upwards and then squish both halves together. Place the dough rough-side up on a baking sheets. If you’re doing large cookies, I’d leave about 2 inches in between each.
Bake for 12-15 minutes (large cookies) or 8-12 minutes (small cookies) or until the edges are slightly brown. The centers should be soft and puffy. Do not over bake. Let cool completely then dig in!