Chewy Peanut M&M Cookies

Nothing makes the house smell more irresistible than cookies in the oven. That sweet smell cannot be beaten! I have been experimenting with various sweets in cookies, and while some I can't quite perfect yet I have a great way to turn a pouch of M&M's into a culinary masterpiece...cookies!

Chewy Peanut M&M Cookies

1 cup brown sugar
225g butter, softened
1 large egg + 1 yolk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups plain flour
1/4 cup corn flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
180g pouch of Peanut M&M's


1. Beat together the butter and brown sugar until well combined. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Mix together the flour, corn flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the butter mixture and mix just until combined. Add 3/4 of the M&M's. Refrigerate the dough until firm, ideally overnight.

2. Preheat oven to 190 degrees Celsius (170 fan oven). Roll cookies to desired size and place on ungreased baking tray a couple inches apart. Bake cookies for about 7-10 minutes or until the edges are golden. Press the rest of the M&M's onto the cookies whilst they are still warm.

Have one fresh from the oven with a tall glass of cold milk #kid.

Let me know how yours turned out! Remember you can always freeze the cookie dough and defrost for a later date!