Best M&M Cookies

The housemates and I have started fostering kittens again! This time, we have three baby kittens (like, 4-5 weeks old) and their mama cat. They are sooo incredibly adorable and tiny, I cannot get over it. They run around and wrestle each other and then pass out on your lap in a little ball.

I think it's love! 

One of my favorite candies are M&Ms, and if I could, I would probably put them into everything. So naturally, M&M cookies are one of my favorite desserts to make. These little cookies really pack a punch in sweetness and deliciousness, and they are so moist and chewy.

Definitely a great recipe to make, it will become a quick staple in your repertoire in no time.

Here is a picture of the kittens, just so you can get a sense of how adorable they are! ;)

Best M&M Cookies
Bake Time: 10-12 mins         Yields 2 dozen cookies

Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 large egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
3 Tbsps instant vanilla pudding mix
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups M&Ms

Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2) In a large mixing bowl of your stand mixer, cream the butter and sugars until smooth. Add in the egg and vanilla extract.
3) In a separate bowl, combine flour, pudding mix, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add dry ingredients to your sugar mixture until completely combined. Add chocolate chips and M&Ms and stir until mixed evenly throughout.
4) Place heaping tablespoon sized balls of dough on the baking sheet about 1-inch apart. Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes until cooked through. Let cool on cookie sheet for 10 minutes then transfer to baking sheet and cool completely. Repeat this with remainder of dough.

(Recipe adapted from Picky Palate)