EASY SPRING COOKIES WITH M&MS
These are quick to make using cookie mix and adding ingredients for a homemade taste!
Equipment
- 1 mixing bowl
- 1 wire whisk to whisk dry ingredients together
- 2 sheets Parchment paper
- 2 cookie sheets covered with parchment paper
- 1 spatula
- 1 large knife
- 1 metal sppon Metal works best for this recipe
Ingredients
- 1 package Betty Crocker Sugar Mix
- 1 stick salted melted brown butter optional but so worth it
- 1 package vanilla instant pudding mix
- 1/4 c flour
- 2 large room temperature eggs
- 1 handful key lime pie M&M's coarsely chopped M&M's. I say handful because anymore than that overpowers the batter
Other chips for these cookies because these candies are offered seasonally
- 1 handful semisweet, butterscotch, caramel or cinnamon chips are perfect for these cookies
Instructions
- Melt and brown the butter and let cool
- Whisk all the dry ingredients together with the whisk
- coarsely chop the M&M's with a knife
- Add the browned butter and the eggs to the dry ingredients and slightly combine using your metal spoon
- Now add your chopped M&M's to finish combining ingredients well
- Add your cookies to the parchment cookie sheet. Remember make sure the scoop is flat
- Bake at 350 for12 minutes
- Let the cookies sit for 2 minutes on the cookie after removing them from the oven
- After 2 minutes put the cookies on a cooling rack to cool completely
Notes
Preheated oven 350
Browning the Butter
Brown butter is simple to make. Add your butter to a pot and turn the burner on medium/low. The butter will melt, and foam will appear on the top of the butter and begins the browning process. As this happens watch it carefully and the butter will become amber color in a few moments under the foam. Check this by carefully tilting the pot slightly you should see brown on the pan and the butter will be amber in colorChopping the M&Ms
Because I have made these easy Easter cookies before, chopping these M&Ms can be tricky because they are oval and thick. Don't use a food processor or rolling pin. You will wind up with powder
If you can't find these candies good quality white chocolate chips will work.
Steps To Make These Spring Cookies
After getting your ingredients together let your eggs come to room temperature. Next, add your butter to a saucepan and begin to melt on low to medium heat. As the butter melts it will foam on top. This is good because remember we are browning the butter. Believe me, this step is worth it for these easy semihomemade cookies. Once the butter begins to foam, I carefully tilt the pan after a few moments. I do this to see if the butter is beginning to turn an amber color for my dessert. It’s particularly important to make sure the butter is amber. Once this happens remove it from the heat to cool slightly. This is important because we don’t want the heat from the butter to scramble the eggs and ruin your cookies. Meanwhile, while the butter is cooling add the cookie mix, pudding, and flour to a bowl and whisk together. Doing this step combines the ingredients and also removes any clumps.
Adding the Batter to The Cookie Sheets
Before adding your easy sweets to the cookie sheets make sure to cover them with parchment paper. When adding these to my cookie sheets I like using a smaller size cookie scoop. This keeps the size consistent and helps these sweets to bake evenly. Bake these for 10-12 minutes at 350. When the timer goes off remove them from the oven and let the cookies sit on the cookie sheets for 2 more minutes. Finally, remove them from the cookie sheet and let them cool completely on a cooking rack.
