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Brown Butter White Chocolate M&M Cookies

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Somehow when I have walked into the stores and seen Easter decorations and candy all over the place, it hasn’t registered with me that Easter is at the end of this month. So, when my mom e-mailed a couple of days ago asking what our plans for Easter were, I thought, oh, we have a while before we need to nail down any plans. Then I looked at the calender. . .it’s only three weeks away!

Brown Butter White Chocolate M&M Cookies Recipe l www.a-kitchen-addiction.com

I blame it on the  fact that when I look outside I see huge snowflakes falling, trees covered with snow, and way more white than green. (Though it may be getting up to freezing today!) So, in order to get more spring in our house, I thought it was about time that I actually stopped and looked at the Easter candy to see what was new and what I could make with it. Since my husband likes white chocolate, I was immediately drawn to the new white chocolate M&M’s at Target and knew that I wanted to make cookies with them. What better cookies to bake them in than brown butter cookies, brown butter white chocolate M&M cookies!

Brown Butter White Chocolate M&M Cookies Recipe l www.a-kitchen-addiction.com

The nutty richness of the brown butter is the perfect base for the sweet, creamy white chocolate M&M’s. Plus, brown butter in cookies is a good thing no matter what kind of candy is added! So, now when I want to feel warm and pretend that it’s Spring, I can grab one of these cookies with their festive pastel colors! (Okay, so maybe that was just an excuse to make a good M&M cookie. . .)

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Brown Butter White Chocolate M&M Cookies
 
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Serves: 18
Ingredients
  • ½ C butter, softened
  • ⅔ C brown sugar
  • ¼ C sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1½ C all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ C white chocolate M&M's
Instructions
  1. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly until butter turns light brown. Remove from heat immediately. Pour butter into a heat-safe container and allow to cool. (If you want to speed up the cooling process, stick the bowl in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.)
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together cooled butter and sugars. Add in egg and vanilla extract and beat until well-combined.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and beat until just combined. Stir in M&M's.
  4. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  5. While dough is chilling, preheat oven to 350. Line a cookie sheet with a baking mat or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
  6. Scoop dough out onto cookie sheet by heaping tablespoonful. Bake for 7-8 minutes or until cookies just start to turn light golden brown.
  7. Remove cookies to a wire rack to cool.
  8. Store leftovers in an airtight container.

This recipe is adapted from Keep It Sweet Desserts.

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  3. This combo of flavors is amazing, I can’t get enough brown butter or white chocolate! They definitely scream spring with the pastels 🙂

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  5. First of all, I did not know that M&M’s now made a white chocolate variety! And you’re right, I cannot think of a better way to use them than in brown butter cookies. Holiday themed candy is just so much better than the kinds that are in the store year round. These look so festive and springy!

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  12. So sorry to hear you’re still dealing with such cold weather! :/ Luckily it pulled into the 50s last weekend here in nj, though with all the recent snow everything is sort of a muddy brown instead of green. I love love LOVE the cookies though Jessica! So cheery and chewy and perfect for Easter 😀

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  21. Yes, great excuse to make M & M cookies! Love the brown butter flavor! I can’t believe Easter is two weeks away=I was totally caught off guard too.

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  27. I still can’t believe Easter is so soon. The lack of green and leaves isn’t motivating me to do much Easter stuff. I better get on the train and find me some M&M’s in pretty pastels…those cookies sound awesome!

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  32. I just got sucked into all of your dessert recipes! These look great! And I’ve got to make your spiced white chocolate oatmeal cookies too! What great flavors 🙂

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  40. Oh my gosh, I couldn’t believe Easter was so close, either! I was thinking I had so much time to prep for the meal and bake a bunch of cute, pastel-y stuff, but nooope–it’s sneaking up on us way quick! Soon it’ll be Christmas again, haha. Anyway, loving these cookies, girlie. Brown butter instantly makes any cookie ten times better. And the addition with the white chocolate is simply irresistible!

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  43. I saw all the Easter stuff in Target this past week when I was in the US too. It seems to be coming way too fast for me. I love M&M’s and adding them to cookies is a perfect way to use them!

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