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    COOKIES: Colorful Cookie Buttons


    Source of Recipe


    bellesmother

    List of Ingredients




    1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter, softened
    1/2 cup sugar
    1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
    2 large egg yolks
    1 tsp. vanilla extract
    3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
    1 1/2 tsp baking powder
    1/2 tsp. salt
    1 cup M&M's mini baking bits

    Recipe



    Preheat over to 350 degrees.
    In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
    Beat in yolks and vanilla.
    In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
    Add to the creamed mixture.
    Shape dough into 72 balls.

    For each cookie place one ball on ungreased cookie sheet and flatten.
    Place 8-10 M&M's on dough.
    Flatten second ball and place over the M&M's, pressing top and bottom together,

    Decorate tops with remaining M&M's.
    Place cookies 2" apart on cookie sheets
    Bake 17-18 minutes.
    Cool 2 minutes on the cookie sheet.
    Cool completely on wire racks.
    Store in an airtight container.
    3 dozen

 

 

 


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