Soft Batch Peanut Butter M&M Cookies

By srumbel

f you make these Soft Batch Peanut Butter M&M Cookies for your Valentine, they’ll be sure to love you forever! So here we have a super delicious soft batch peanut butter cookie filled with Valentine M&M’s that’s just about perfect.
from javacupcake.com

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter (I used JIF)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 3/4 all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup Valentine M&M Candies + more for garnish

Details

Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 60mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together the butter and peanut butter until smooth.
Add the sugars and mix on high for 2 minutes. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.
Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix on high for 1 minute.
In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.
Add the flour mixture to the wet butter/sugar mixture and mix until combined. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl and mix again to ensure that everything has been incorporated.
Fold in the 3/4 cup M&M candies.
Form 2-3 Tbsp of dough into a a ball and flatten slightly to form a disc. Place on the prepared cookie sheet.
Using a fork, press a criss-cross pattern into the top of each cookie. Garnish with 2-3 additional M&M candies on top.
Bake for 9-11 minutes or until the cookies feel slightly firm to the touch and the bottoms are lightly browned. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.