Santa's Favorite Cookies
Soft, chewy cookies loaded with M&Ms, white chocolate chunks, and mini chocolate chips — Santa’s favorite Christmas treat!
Servings: 40
Calories: 109kcal
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter room temperature
- ¼ cup shortening
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ¼ cup flour
- ½ teaspoon soda
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon corn starch
- ½ cup mini semi sweet chips
- ½ cup mini M&Ms Christmas colored
- ½ cup toffee bits
- 2 ounces white chocolate baking bar chopped into chunks
Instructions
- Preheat oven 350℉ and line baking sheets with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, cream together the butter, shortening and sugars until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract, mixing until smooth. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt and corn starch.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, stirring just until combined. Fold in the mini M&Ms, white chocolate chunks, toffee and mini chocolate chips. Scoop into 2 Tablespoons balls of dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart.
- Bake 10-12 minutes - just until done on the edges.
- Allow them to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
This recipe is easily doubled to feed a crowd!
I prefer to chop a white chocolate bar instead of using chips, however they can be substituted easily. Use ½ cup.
Nutrition
Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 32mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 83IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.4mg
