One Santa Cookie

By srumbel

This recipe for One Santa Cookie is the easiest and fastest Christmas cookie you can make! And it’s one of the tastiest too. I know Santa’s obsessed!
from cookingclassy.com

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp (29g) salted butter
• 3 Tbsp (42g) packed light-brown sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 Tbsp whisked egg*
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup (44g) all-purpose flour (scoop and level to measure)
• 1/8 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 cup (60g) red and green M&Ms**
• 1/2 tsp Christmas jimmies (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet (half or quarter sheet) with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.

Place butter in a microwave safe mixing bowl.

Heat in microwave until about 2/3 of the way melted (it should take roughly 20 seconds), remove and stir to melt fully.

To melted butter, add brown sugar, salt, 1 tbsp egg, vanilla, flour and baking soda. Stir with a spoon or rubber spatula until well combined.

Mix in about 3/4 of the M&Ms. Shape dough into a disk about 3 1/2-inches on a prepared baking sheet.

Sprinkle remaining 1/4 of the M&Ms over top along with sprinkles if using. Bake in preheated oven 12 - 14 minutes, until edges are just golden brown (cookie should appear slightly under-baked in center).
Serve warm or allow to cool on a wire rack then store in an airtight container.

*To get 1 Tbsp egg crack egg into a small bowl, whisk until yolk and white are blended, then measure out 1 Tbsp. Reserve remainder for another use.

**I've also made this using a 1.77 oz tube of red and green Mini M&Ms, which is equal to 1/4 cup.

Servings: 2