175g caster sugar
110g brown sugar
225g unsalted butter, softened
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract (or 2 tsp vanilla essence)
450g plain flour
pinch of salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
55ml milk
M&Ms
- Beat together the sugars and butter until pale and fluffy.
- In a seperate bowl, use a whisk to beat together the vanilla and eggs.
- Gradually transfer this egg mixture to the creamed mixture, beating between each addition. This will prevent the mixture from curdling.
- Over this mixture, sift the flour, baking powder, soda and salt.
- Use a metal spoon to carefully fold together until no lumps remain.
- Gradually add the milk and stir until soft dough forms (be careful not to add too much milk or dough will be too sticky).
- Leave in fridge for 20 minutes, covered.
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees (fan-forced) and prepare 2 large cookie trays.
- Remove from fridge and roll small balls of mixture; put on prepared tray and flatten slightly.
- The cookies will spread a fair bit when cooking.
- Continue rolling balls until no mixture remains.
- Decorate the balls of dough with M&Ms.
- Bake biscuits for 8-9 minutes or until they are golden brown, but still slightly soft. They will harden slightly upon cooling.
- If you want a crunchier cookie, then cook for longer until brown and rather firm to touch when removed from oven.
Wow that looks amazing ..kids surely love is.. yummy.
ReplyDeleteYou are a life saver!!! I picked up two boxes of the Christmas M&M's thinking they were normal ones ... but they aren't, they have peanuts inside them meaning they are too wonky to use as house tiles on my gingerbread house! I wasn't sure what I was going to do with them till you posted this recipe ;0)
ReplyDeleteThank you!!!
I remember this recipe! I also remember that they taste delicious, don't they!! I love the festive touch.
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