Mini M&M Cookies

Mini M&M Cookies

So, this is a recipe I received from my future mother-in-law for chocolate chip cookies, but instead of using mini chocolate chips.. tonight I decided mini M&Ms sounded fantastic. And I must say, they worked out pretty awesomely. I love this cookie recipe, they come out so soft and chewy :)

3/4 cup butter-flavored Crisco (which I didn't even know was a thing)

1-1/4 cups firmly pkd. brown sugar

2 tablespoons milk

1 tablespoon vanilla

1 egg

1-3/4 cup all purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1-1/2 cups mini M&Ms (or mini chocolate chips)

Ingredients, what up.

Cream Crisco, brown sugar, milk and vanilla. Add egg and mix until blended.

In a separate bowl combine flour, salt, and baking soda. 

Slowly add this into creamed mixture until just blended.

And you should get something like this.. (after scraping down the sides)

And thennnnnnn it's time to add the mini M&Ms! 

I never bother to measure, I just eyeball it

Mix those suckers in!

Drop rounded balls of cookie dough unto an ungreased cookie sheet. I use my mom's medium sized cookie scoop for this step, it just makes it even easier.

Pop 'em in the oven at 375° (oh hey, should've mentioned that earlier) and bake for about 8-10 minutes. Keep an eye on them approaching the 8 minute mark. I usually pull them out at around 8 minutes when I start to see the edges get golden brown. After taking them out tap the baking sheet on the counter to get the air out (and therefore making them chewy). Let the cookies rest on the sheet for a minute or two and then transfer to a wire rack. 

Ta-Da, cookies!