Desserts, Recipes

Thick N Chewy M&M Valentine Cookies

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Thick n Chewy M&M Valentines Day Cookies
Recipe found at Grumpy’s Honey Bunch

1 cup (1/2 lb.) butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups M&M candies
In
a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and brown
sugar until well blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla until smooth,
scraping down sides of bowl as needed. (I did this by hand)

In another bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir or beat into butter mixture until well incorporated. Stir in M&M’s

Drop
dough in 2-tablespoon (1/8-cup) portions, 2 inches apart, onto buttered
12- by 15-inch baking sheets. (I made mine nice and big instead I got 18)

Bake
in a 400° oven until cookies are lightly browned and no longer wet in
the center (break one open to check), 6 to 8 minutes; if baking more
than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking. (I
still bake 6-8 minutes – they don’t seem to get too brown to me – but I
always check at 6 minutes first because after the first batch it can
take less time)

With a wide spatula, transfer cookies to racks
to cool. If hot cookies start to break, slide a thin spatula under them
to release; let stand on pan to firm up, 2 to 5 minutes, then transfer
to racks to cool completely