Ingredients
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- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter - (one stick) softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- M&M’s® for decoration
Instructions
- Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium sized bowl.
- Combine together in a large bowl the eggs, butter, sugar and vanilla; using an electric mixer on medium speed mix until smooth and creamy.
- Reduce the speed of the electric mixer and slowly add the flour mixture to the creamed butter mixture.
- Form into a ball; wrap the dough in wax paper or plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least one hour or up to overnight.
- Preheat Oven 375 degrees F.
- Divide the dough in half.
- Lightly flour a clean surface and using a floured rolling pin, roll out the dough to a ¼ inch thickness. Use a cookie cutter or lid from a jar to cut out the cookies.
- Place the dough on an ungreased cookie sheet approximately one inch apart.
- Place an M & M in the center of each cookie or as many M & M’s as you like to decorate each cookie.
- Bake 9 – 12 minutes or until lightly golden on the edges.
- Cool the cookies on a wire rack.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
