Do you want to learn how to make the best M&M Sugar Cookies? Of course you do. Also, you want to make the best icing for your sugar cookies? Keep reading…

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M&M Sugar Cookies.

Description of Sugar Cookies

This recipe is simple to make. Just a few common ingredients like butter, sugar, eggs and flour.

If you have all ingredients you will need to follow certain steps in order to succeed. Check below.

Steps to make homemade sugar cookies:

-Mix butter and sugar until combined

-Add eggs and vanilla

-And to finish add flour and baking powder

-Roll out cookie dough to 1/4 inch thick

-Cut into your favorite size

-Bake and cool

-Decorate using the best Icing for sugar cookie recipe

Your first step is to mix butter and sugar. Then add eggs and vanilla. And to finish this recipe add flour and baking powder.

SHOPPING LIST

• butter
• sugar
• icing sugar
• eggs
• flour
• baking powder
• corn syrup
• milk
• food coloring

Equipment Needed

-Stand mixer like KitchenAid or hand mixer

-Mixing bowl

-Baking sheet

ACTION TIME

Making M&M Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter, unsalted and room temperature

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 egg yolk

2 tsp vanilla extract

3 cups flour, unbleached

2 tsp baking powder

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Line baking sheet with aluminum foil, parchment paper or silicone mat.

Your first step is to mix dry ingredients. Mix flour and baking powder into the plastic bowl. Set aside.

Then add butter and sugar into the mixing bowl and mix until combined. (about 3 minutes)

When butter and sugar are happily combined together add eggs and vanilla. Mix again.

Your final step is to add flour and baking powder mixture.

Mix until all ingredients come together.

Transfer to the floured surface.

Roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness.

Use your favorite cookie cutter and cut out desired shapes.

Transfer to the baking sheet.

Bake for 8 to 9 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool.

The Best Icing for Sugar Cookies

1 1/2 cups icing sugar

1 TBSP milk

4 tsp corn syrup

1/4 almond extract

Add icing sugar, milk, almond extract and corn syrup to the mixing bowl.

Mix until combined and smooth.

Add food color if you want to. It can be red, green, pink or any color you like for Christmas.

Decorate your cookies using M&M, sprinkles, stars, color sugar.

Enjoy and share.

Review the Steps

-Prepare baking sheet

-Make cookie dough

-Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness

-Make the best icing for sugar recipe

-Decorate and enjoy.

Quick Note

Butter – use fresh butter. Be sure it is the room temperature.

Eggs – large

Flour – all purpose , unbleached

Cookie cutter – I used 2 and 3 inch cookie cutters.

2 inch – baked 8 minutes

3 inch – baked 9 minutes

Tree cookie cutter – 8 minutes baked

FINAL NOTE

This cookies are out of this world. Amazing.

Easy and fast to do.

Very Important: Cheap to make.

FINAL GRADE: A+

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