Day 8: Chewy Oatmeal M&M Cookies. Stock up on those mini M&M bags whenever you see them! I do. I used to find the bags consistently at Target, but now it’s hit or miss. Some Targets have them in stock, but once it sells out, it’s gone forever. I need to find the shipping schedule for mini M&M’s, stat.
I made these cookies mini-sized, just like the M&M’s. They didn’t flatten at all while baking, so I pushed them down with a spatula a little after they came out of the oven just to make them look more cookie-like.
These cookies would make a great “lunchbox” cookie. Put them in your child’s bag as a surprise when they leave for school. They’ll be so excited when they find this colorful goodie at lunch time!
Recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 and 2/3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup mini M&Ms
Directions
- Cream the softened butter and sugars until smooth. Add the egg and vanilla and mix well.
- Slowly stir in the baking soda, cinnamon, oats, and flour. Mix together until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Fold in the mini m&ms. Chill the dough for at least one hour in the fridge. Cookies will be very flat if the dough is not very cold.
- Preheat oven to 325F degrees. Roll and drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet or silpat. Bake for 10-11 minutes and let cool on baking sheet for a minute or two before transferring to a wire rack.
