M&M Bunny Cookies
Homemade cookies with pastel M&M bunny heads
Equipment
- baking sheets
- parchment paper
- cooking rack
- 1 1/2-inch cookie scoop
Ingredients
- 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg, room temperature and lightly beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk chocolate pastel M&Ms
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Prepared a cookie sheet by placing a sheet of parchment paper on it.
- Whisk dry ingredients in a large bowl: flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugars until smooth and creamy. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
- Add the flour mixture a little at a time and beat until just combined.
- Scoop the cookie dough with the cookie scooper (about 2-3 tablespoons) and place it on a parchment-lined cookie sheet, leaving two to three inches between cookies for spreading. Place only about six cookies on the baking sheet so you will have time to decorate them with bunny ears before they cool after baking.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges.
- Remove from the oven and immediately press the M&Ms into the cookies to form a bunny head. It will take nine M&Ms for each cookie. Press a flat M&M into the cookie with the M side facing down. Then, turn an M&M on its side and press it into the cookie above the flat M&M to form the first bunny ear. Add another one next to it to create the second ear. You can place the ears straight or cock one to the side to make a floppy ear. Move the cookies to a cooling rack.
- If the dough gets too hot, it can spread too much during baking to insert M&Ms. To prevent it from overheating, place the mixing bowl (between batches of cookies) in the refrigerator.
Notes
Bake a Few Cookies at a Time
This recipe works best if you bake about six cookies at a time. This way, you can quickly add the bunny heads before the cookies cool. When they cool down, it is harder to place the M&Ms and get them to embed into the cookies.Cookie Scooper
Use a cookie dough scooper about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. If you don't have one, use two spoons and make balls with 2-3 tablespoons of dough.Nutrition
Calories: 167kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 151mgPotassium: 23mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 170IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 1mg
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