Chewy Chocolate M&M Cookies

Now that my schedule isn’t so ridiculous, I have time to relax in the kitchen. The boys were all playing their video games, as usual, since Halo ODST just came out a couple of days ago (I, myself, have been addicted to BuzzQuiz cause I found it on sale at Best Buy for 15 bucks! Score!). I mean, I play video games and all, but that first person shooting stuff just isn’t for me considering how much of a spaz I am when I play those things.

I opted for something simple and universal. Who doesn’t love M&M’s? I chose this recipe because I’ve never tried baking with bread flour before and wanted to see if it really did make a chewier cookie. I got this recipe from Sugar Cooking, who adapted it from Allrecipes. You should check out her blog, she has some amazing pictures! I really think that all the greatest recipes are from allrecipes.com because they’ve been reviewed so many times.. meaning you know exactly what you’re getting yourself into! There are no surprises– people did all the testing for you.

This cookie tasted great and the boys gobbled them up, along with my coworkers! My only complaint is that they fell a bit flat for my liking. It could’ve been because of my boyfriend’s oven that I can’t seem to figure out, which seems to be the case whenever I bake at his house. I would bake these cookies again and give them a second chance, but I would probably chill the dough for an hour beforehand to prevent them from flattening and give these a go in my oven instead. 🙂 The ones that I took out earlier were perfectly chewy, and the other ones that I let bake a little longer were flat and crispy. It’s up to you what kind of cookie you want!

Recipe – Makes 20 – 30 cookies
Adapted from AllRecipes
Ingredients:

• 2 cups bread flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1.5 cups mini semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup mini m&m’s

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
2. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, egg yolk, and milk until light and creamy. Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended.
   
4. Stir in the chocolate chips and m&m’s by hand using a wooden spoon. Drop cookie dough 1/4 cup at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.
5. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.