Anyway... you should have seen me while i was trying to make this yesterday morning. I have this bad habit of doing things without doing the smart thing, like (a) making sure i have all of the ingredients for the recipe before going to the grocery store, & (b) getting out all of the ingredients before i begin the cooking process! So we went to the grocery store Friday night & i assumed i had everything i needed except the m&m's & chocolate chips. Wrong! Saturday morning, around 7am, i went to cooking only to discover we had no vanilla. Well. You can't make cookies from scratch without vanilla! I left everything there on the counter as it was, put on a bra & some flip flops & headed to Walmart. I was in my PJ's. My hair was frizzy & huge. I had on my glasses. It was a very scary sight. My pj's consisted of pink & green striped pajama pants & a huge gray t-shirt. Nice. I compared myself to those pictures on the peopleofwalmart.com & decided that, by comparison, i was much better dressed & therefore, safe. (Just like i did with Brad & his black velcro sneakers.)
Called Brad on the way to Walmart to read me the recipe to make sure i hadn't forgotten anything else. I hadn't. flour, check. baking soda, check. salt, check. chocolate chips, check. And m&m's. Check. Picked up the vanilla (deciding that 7:30 am on a Saturday is the perfect time to go to walmart...no crowds, hardly any people at all in fact, & great parking).
Came home & continued to cook only to find that i had exactly 2 1/4 cups of flour. And the recipe calls for 3 3/4 cups. I was like, "I do not believe this!" I was about to pitch a fit, as i am known to do... hehe... when Brad suggested i just finish cooking them & see how they turn out. I did & guess what? They turned out DELISH. I wouldn't suggest purposefully doing with less flour. But i did & they were fine. :)
Ok. Finally. The recipe.
Thank you, Picky Palate.
XXL M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 sticks softened butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup packed light brown sugar
2 extra large eggs
2 Tablespoons pure vanilla
3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
12 ounce bag chocolate chips
1 bag m&m's (you'll have some leftover
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, beat the butter & sugars until well beaten. Beat in eggs & vanilla until well combined. Place flour, baking soda & salt into another bowl, mix. Slowly add to wet ingredients along with the chocolate chips. Do not mix in M&M's!
2. Scoop 1/4 cookie dough & press into a muffin top pan (or onto a cookie sheet). Now, press your M&M's onto the pressed cookies. This way they won't break apart! Bake for 12-15 minutes, until edges are golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes on pan & then transfer to a cooling rack. Serve!
Makes about 18 XXL cookies.
My husband would love these! I'll have to try this!
ReplyDeleteThose cookies look delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
ReplyDeleteThey look great!
ReplyDeleteI was making banana bread a week or so ago and once I got started, I realized I didn't have enough eggs or honey (insted of sugar)! So I sent Doug out to fetch me some. :) Thankfully he was willing. Probably because he loves banana bread. :)
They look great! I can't wait to try them!
ReplyDeleteYou just cant beat a nice cookie
ReplyDeleteYum! Those look delicious!
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