This week the kiddos and I made some festive 4th of July cookies. We ate half of them and froze the other for actual Independence Day.
Have you ever frozen cookie dough? It’s something I started doing a handful of years ago and I love it. I often double a cookie recipe (because, well I have lots of sweet tooth’s in my house) and one batch I make into the tablespoon size dough balls and flash freeze them and then transfer them to a freezer safe container. Then, anytime I like, I can have warm homemade cookies ready in a jiffy…that is, if the kids don’t eat all the frozen dough first!
4th of July is one of my favorite times of the Summer, it is going to look a lot different this year, but I am determined to make it just as memorable and fun. One way to accomplish this is with yummy patriotic themed treats! These M&M cookies are the perfect snack for your BBQ or celebration. Be sure to give them a try!
4th of July M & M Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 2/3 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 generous cup of red white and blue m&m's
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Add melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar to a large mixing bowl and mix until well combined.
- Beat in vanilla and egg.
- In a separate bowl mix together flour, baking soda and salt. Add in 1/3 at a time to wet mixture and stir to combine.
- Gently stir in M&M's and reserve a few to press into top of cookie dough
- Place on a large ungreased cookie sheet and back approx. 9 minutes. Do not overbake, they will be slightly underdone when removed but will continue to bake as cooling.
- Allow to cool for 5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
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Thanks more fun recipe ideas! I have enjoyed you ladies and your blog almost since its inception. I have noticed that you have not had a lot of posts these past few months and references to “making the fourth fun and memorable” and this year being “different”. I am curious. What has happened? A farm accident? Disease? Death?
You really don’t have to tell me, but I feel there is something that needs prayers here.
Rhonda Ross
Minden, Iowa