The Reveal: M&M Cookies and Expansion of the Cooksploratrice Cookie Run

Last Friday, I made a batch of M&M cookies.

I loved their cheerfulness. They really did look like cookies a kid would have drawn with his set of crayons hence the Crayola Cookie appellation.

The reviews were 99% positive save one.
One of the readers deemed the cookies tasted like raw flour. “trop farineux”
This probably means I miscalculated the flour ratio in the recipe.
I also probably did not mix the dough hard enough.
I will aim to do better next time.
Thanks for the honesty Yves-Pierre. I will measure twice just to be sure.

Due to popular demand, employees of Enterprise, my husband’s workplace, will also get their own cookie run on Fridays as well. Eric and Mike, I hope to see honest cookie reviews come Friday morning.

Golden M&M Cookies

M&M’s are colorful.
For my Friday morning cookie run, I wanted something cheerful.

Ingredients:
1cup butter softened
2/3 cup of sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 and 2/3 cups of flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups of M&M’s

Cooking instructions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Combine the butter and the sugars
Mix until they have a creamy consistency
Beat in the eggs and the vanilla extract
Incorporate the flour
When the consistency is cookie dough like, drop in the M&M’s
Bake for 8 minutes

WARNING: THESE COOKIES EXPAND SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE OVEN SO MAKE SOME ROOM OR BE FACED WITH ONE GIANT COOKIE

Source for the recipe: Cookies Galore by Jacqueline Bellefontaine, p.76

The reviews:
The kids gobbled them up really quickly. The dough is really fun to work with as well.

I would make cookies but the dog ate the butter

When I make plans, I like to stick to them (most of the time.) Tonight, we are Thursday night. And on Thursday nights, I make cookies. But, my dog ran away with the butter that I was aiming to make … Continue reading →

Chocolate Chip Cookies, The reveal

What did the cookies look like?

My husband Greg took a few great snapshots.

 

Chipits Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is a recipe that came with chocolate chip cookies I had purchased.

The recipe was a success. I brought 2 dozen to work and they disappeared in a heartbeat.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter or margarine175 mL
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar250 mL
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar125 mL
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla5 mL
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour550 mL
• 1 teaspoon baking soda5 mL
• 1 teaspoon salt5 mL
• 1 package (270 g) CHIPITS® Milk Chocolate Chips
• 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)250 mL

Directions

1. 1 Heat oven to 375°F (190°C).
2. 2 In large bowl, beat butter, sugars until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla until creamy.
3. 3 In medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture. Stir in milk chocolate chips and nuts, if desired. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
4. 4 Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.

For more Hershey Chocolate Chip cookie recipes, access their website:
http://www.hersheycanada.com/en/recipes/recipe-search.aspx?cid=6&url=Cookies