M&M Shortbread Cookie

Continuing from my previous M&M cookie post , I mentioned I saved the red and green ones for something else . I made a cookie jar out of it and then tried out another cookie recipe ! Personally I think this recipe tastes way better than the previous recipe . This dough is easier to handle and gives a fixed shape unlike the previous recipe .

The trick to this recipe is to let the dough rest in the fridge for around 30 minutes to let the dough harden up so that it is easier to handle when you round it into a ball before baking . It's a great recipe , i'm sure I will twit this recipe and make other flavours in the future . This time I used a mixer instead of mixing it with a spatula .

After the dough harden , divide them into 15 g each , round it into a ball , press the middle of the round dough so that it has an indent . Place the M&M on it before baking .

I love this recipe more because the cookies have more volume and it doesn't spread so much during baking .

Because it has more volume , it gives a better bite too . What's more incredible about this recipe is that it only has 4 ingredients for the shortcrust dough !

Here's the recipe :

Yield : 17 x 15 g cookies

Ingredients :

• Unsalted Butter - 115 g
• Sugar - 65 g
• Vanilla Extract - 1/2tsp
• Plain Flour - 130 g
• M&M Cookie - 17 to 34 pieces

Direction :

Cream the butter with a paddle attachment at medium speed for around 1 minute until butter turns soft . Add in vanilla extract and gradually add in sugar while mixing for another 1 minute . Change to low speed , gradually add in plain flour while mixing for 3 minutes .  Scrap the side of the mixing bowl when necessary . 

Transfer dough onto tray , flatten it and keep it in the fridge for around 30 minutes until it turns harder . Separate the dough into 15 g each , round it into a ball and place onto the baking tray . Indent the dough by pressing the middle of the dough with your thumb . Place the 1 to 2 pieces of M&M chocolate on it . 

Preheat oven to 180°C and bake for 12 - 15 minutes , depending on your oven . 

Palette Avenue : All content and images belong to Palette Avenue . If you would like to republish or reuse any of the images or recipes, kindly link back to this post .

Gift in a Jar

I mentioned in my previous M&M Soft-Baked Cookie post that I've kept the green and red M&M for something else . Yes , I kept them to make gift in a Jar for the coming Christmas!

I think this makes a great gift for my loved ones , especially for those who bake . Place all the dry ingredients for the cookie recipe in the jar , top with lovely M&M , write a little sweet note and tie a ribbon . Your christmas gift is ready ! You could write a little note like this for example :

"Empty the jar in a medium mixing bowl , add in 50 mL of oil and 1 egg . Mix well , divide cookie dough and bake at 180°C"
                             

I'll be trying out another M&M Cookie Recipe with these green and red M&M soon . :)

Palette Avenue : All content and images belong to Palette Avenue . If you would like to republish or reuse any of the images or recipes, kindly link back to this post .

M&M Soft-Baked Cookie

Here's the first cookie recipe on Palette Avenue ! Decided on M&M since Christmas is coming and I wanted to do something colorful for the festive season .

I made mostly the large ones (50g each) because they are easier to manage . Do note that this recipe spreads A LOT so do space the batter way apart before baking . Otherwise the cookies will end up sticking all together . Alternatively , you could replace the butter in this recipe with shortening so it won't spread as much . Cookies are one of the easiest to bake in my opinion so try this out !

If you pay close attention to the pictures , there aren't any red and green M&M on the cookies because I have other plans for them ! It will be up on my next post .  ;-)

For the recipe that i'll be sharing , I placed the M&M on the cookie instead of mixing them in because I wanted them to be obvious instead of hiding inside the cookies . You could mix some in the batter and keep the rest for the topping too . For scooping of batter , I used an ice cream scoop for the big cookies so that it will turn out round , otherwise it will be oddly shaped like the smaller cookies in the above pictures which I don't mind at all .

Here's the recipe:

Yield: 12 big cookies / 60 small cookies

Ingredients:

• Brown Sugar - 2/3 cup (130g)    
• White  Sugar - 1/3 cup (60g)
• Butter - 2/3 cup (150g)
• Egg - 1.5nos (65g)
• Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
• Plain Flour - 1 2/3 cup (210g)
• Baking Soda - 3/4 tsp
• Salt- 3/4 tsp
• M&M Chocolate - 1 cup (240g)

Direction:

Combine brown sugar , white sugar , butter , egg and vanilla essence . Mix till homogeneous before adding plain flour , baking soda and salt . Scoop 50 g of batter on baking tray and sprinkle with M&M .

Preheat oven to 180°C and bake for 12 - 15 minutes depending on your oven . Allow cookies to cool down before transferring them for serving or storing .


Palette Avenue : All content and images belong to Palette Avenue . If you would like to republish or reuse any of the images or recipes, kindly link back to this post .