Super Soft M&M Brown Sugar Cookies

By srumbel

Get your cookie fix in just minutes with these super-soft, melt-in-your-mouth brown sugar cookies, studded with M&M’s!
from sunnysideups.org

Ingredients

• 1 cup + 1 Tablespoon All-Purpose Flour OR Better Batter Gluten Free Flour
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoon Cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 cup Shortening
• 3/4 cup Light Brown Sugar
• 1 Large Egg
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 3/4 cup M&M’s (Optional: a handful more to top off the cookies with!)

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 20mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare 2 large baking sheets by lining with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk to combine Flour, Baking Soda, Cornstarch, and Salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, using an electric handheld mixer, beat shortening until soft and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add Brown Sugar, and beat for 3-4 minutes, until soft and fluffy. Add Egg and Vanilla and beat until very creamy, about 1 minute more.
Pour dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients, and stir with a large spoon or rubber spatula until just combined. Do not overmix. Fold in M&M’s.
Using a cookie scoop, evenly space mounds of dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes. When done baking, cookies may look slightly underbaked, and this is ok! Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 8-10 minutes more before removing to a wire rack to cook completely. If desired, top cookies with a few additional M&M’s just after removing from the oven, for looks.
Store cookies in a tightly sealed container at room temperature for up to 1 week. Cookies freeze well in a ziplock freezer bag for up to 4 months.
Makes 14-16 cookies.