Easy homemade Easter cookies packed with pastel M&M candies are a delicious dessert recipe, perfect for Spring.
Ingredients
1 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
1teaspoonbaking soda
1/4teaspoonkosher salt
1/2cupunsalted buttersoftened
1/2cuplight brown sugarpacked
1/4cupgranulated sugar
1large egg
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1 1/2cupM&M candiesdivided
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla, beating well to combine. Gradually beat in the dry ingredients until combined.
Fold in 1 cup of M&M's.
Using a medium-size ice cream scooper, scoop cookie dough onto lined cookie sheets. Lightly press down on each cookie to flatten and form a thick disk. Add a few M&M candies to the top of each cookie.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges turn light brown. Cool for 5 minutes on cookie sheet before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.