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Red, White, and Blue cookies are perfect chocolate chip cookies for Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. They’re packed with chocolate chips and red, white, and blue M&Ms to make the perfect patriotic dessert for your summer barbeque, potluck, or family gathering!
Patriotic Cookies
These are monster-sized chocolate chip cookies! You’ll get 12 extra large cookies from this batch.
Ingredients
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- white sugar and brown sugar
- butter
- egg
- vanilla
- chocolate chips
- Red White & Blue M&M’s
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium size mixing bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, mix well and set aside.
- In the bowl of a mixer, using the paddle attachment, combine butter, brown sugar and white sugar. Cream together until well incorporated.
- Add in the egg and vanilla and continue mixing until well mixed.
- Gradually add in dry ingredients mixing thoroughly between each addition.
- After the dry ingredients are all incorporated add in the chocolate chips and M&M’s gently mix on low until they are well distributed through the dough. I like to use the dough hook for this step but you can use the paddle attachment.
- Scoop the dough onto the prepared cookie sheet. To make these cookies nice and big scoop 2 Tbsp at a time. I like to use an ice cream scoop. If desired press additional M&M’s into the dough scoops to decorate the cookies.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. Allow to cool on the cookie sheet for 1-2 minutes and then move to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Alternatives
- sprinkles – use sprinkles if you can’t find the colored M&Ms
Holiday Versions
- Fall – use orange and brown M&Ms
- Easter – use pastel colors
- Christmas – red and green M&Ms
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Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar packed
- ¾ cup butter unsalted
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup Red White & Blue M&M’s
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silpat liner.
- In a medium size mixing bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, using the paddle attachment, combine butter, brown sugar and white sugar. Cream together until well incorporated.
- Add in the egg and vanilla and continue mixing until well mixed.
- Gradually add in dry ingredients mixing thoroughly between each addition.
- After the dry ingredients are all incorporated add in the chocolate chips and M&M’s gently mix on low until they are well distributed through the dough. I like to use the dough hook for this step but you can use the paddle attachment.
- Scoop the dough onto the prepared cookie sheet. To make these cookies nice and big scoop 2 Tbsp at a time. I like to use an ice cream scoop. If desired press additional M&M’s into the dough scoops to decorate the cookies.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. Allow to cool on the cookie sheet for 1-2 minutes and then move to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 413kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 268mg | Potassium: 64mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 447IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 2mg
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