Polka Dot Cookies & A Cooking Light Winner!!

Today I am bringing you a nice sweet treat, Polka Dot Cookies! Kids of all ages love these soft and chewy cookies with lots of colorful M&M's. I wanted to surprise the kids when they came home from school so I decided to make something fun. These cookies are so easy to make and you can change up this recipe very easily.

If you don't want to put a lot of time or effort into making cookies then you can easily make cookie bars. Just place all the cookie dough into a 13 x 9 inch or a 13 x 18 greased baking pan, depending on how thick you want your cookie bars.

These cookies would be great for the holidays because you could utilize all the fun holiday themed M&M's. My kiddos had these cookies polished off the next day. The texture of this cookie was perfect chewy and crunchy on the edges and soft in the middle. Just like a cookie should be. Why not make something fun and sweet for your little guys. I'm going to have to make another batch, Carson already said so.

Umm I love cookie dough there is just something about it that makes it so irresistible.

Ready to go in the oven to bake. A trick for making drop cookies the same size and shape; Use a spring-handled cookie or ice-cream scoop. Perfectly round every time. I also pressed a few more m&ms on top of the cookies before they baked.

A very patient Gracie waiting for the cookies to bake. She was making me laugh because she kept blowing and saying hot hot hot!

Cooling down.

Perfectly round Polka Dot Cookies!!! Nothing is better than milk and cookies.

Polka Dot Cookies

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened (2 sticks)
1 cup shortening
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups candy-coated chocolate candies (m&m s)

Directions:
Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat sugars, butter, shortening, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until well blended.

Stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Stir in candies.

Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls about 3 inches apart onto ungreased large cookie sheet.

 Bake 12 to 16 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Cook's Note: A trick for making drop cookies the same size and shape: Use a spring-handled cookie or ice-cream scoop.

To Make Cookies Bars: If you dont want to put a lot of time or effort into making cookies then you can easily make cookie bars. Just spread all the cookie dough into a 13 x 9 inch or a 13 x 18 greased baking pan. It just depends on how thick you want your cookie bars. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 min, until light golden brown or until a toothpick comes out clean.