White Chocolate M&m Cookies

AZ to AK's Note:

These are quintessential bake sale cookies. This recipe will give you those beautiful 4-inch cookies you see at the bakery section of your grocery store. They are great for holidays because you can purchase the special holiday colored M&Ms. The recipe only makes 18 cookies, but I have doubled and even tripled it with success. If you decide to make multiple batches at one time then you will need to break out the big Kitchenaid mixer!!

• Total Time: 38 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 18 cookies

• 2/3 cup butter or 2/3 cup margarine, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup white chocolate chips, melted
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 1/3 cups M&M's plain chocolate candy
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips, melted (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Beat butter, sugar, and egg in a large bowl.
3. Stir in 1 cup of melted white chocolate chips.
4. Mix in flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar.
5. Stir in M&Ms and 1 cup of white chocolate chips.
6. Shape dough into 2-inch balls. Place about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten them slightly with your hand.
7. Bake 15-18 minutes, the cookies will not get very brown, but do not over bake.
8. Remove from cookie sheet and cool completely on a wire rack.
9. If desired drizzle with 1/2 cup of melted white chocolate chips. (Please don't skip this step, the melted chocolate drizzle gives them the perfect finishing touch!).

Reviews

[FLKeysJen]

Beautiful! I took these to a Valentine's cookie exchange party and they complemented the other contributions which were mostly regular chocolate. I didn't need to bake them the full 15 minutes. This dough is hard and a little frustrating to work with in the food processor and also getting the M&Ms to stick in it, but the final result is worth it.

[Jacquie*]

I have made this recipe for almost 20 years. I found it in a Betty Crocker Contest Winner Cookbook. It is always a hit. I dip one edge of the cookie in the 1/2 cup of melted vanilla chips and drizzle it with 1/3 cup of melted semi-sweet chocolate chips.