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    Patriotic M&M Sugar Cookies

    Published: Jun 30, 2013 | Updated: May 11, 2022

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    These Patriotic Sugar Cookies are a soft, delicate sugar cookie filled with red, white and blue M&M's! This is an old fashioned sugar cookie recipe that is more cakey and tender than chewy.

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    Patriotic M&M Sugar Cookies on wooden surface red white blue

    What is it about M&Ms that conjure up childhood memories? Remember when they added the blue ones? I may or may not have eaten the entire first bag of M&Ms that I purchased for my Patriotic M&M Sugar Cookie recipe. It was not a snack size. Oops. The Wedding Fairy was pissed. Sometimes a girls gotta eat brightly colored milk chocolate candies. It doesn't happen often in my house but when the mood is right...

    Patriotic M&M Sugar Cookies broken open tall stack

    After I was done kicking myself for not picking out all the blue and red ones before consuming the entire bag, I dragged myself back to the store (ugh), because I didn't want to make just any M&M sugar cookies; I wanted to make Patriotic M&M sugar cookies. Yup- there is a huge difference. The difference is that in order to make the patriotic variety you have to spend valuable time sorting through tiny coated candies that promise to melt in your mouth and not in your hand but totally cover your hands in a rainbow of colors in 5 minutes flat.

    Patriotic M&M Sugar Cookies stacked

    The sugar cookie base for these M&M sugar cookies is the Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies from Good Housekeeping’s 1955 Edition. It is a more cakey sugar cookie that isn’t as sweet as some of its drop sugar cookie cousins, which I think is perfect when you are mixing in other sweet candies or icing them.

    Patriotic M&M Sugar Cookies on wooden surface

    The Good Housekeeping Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookie recipe is unique and I was intrigued by its use of buttermilk and requiring that you whip the egg white to stiff peaks before incorporating into the batter. It definitely produced a lighter, fluffier cookie. An interesting twist on an old American favorite!

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    Patriotic M&M Sugar Cookies on wooden surface with m&ms

    Patriotic M&M Sugar Cookies

    Chef Lindsey
    These Patriotic Sugar Cookies are a soft, delicate sugar cookie filled with red, white and blue M&M's! This is an old fashioned sugar cookie recipe that is more cakey and tender than chewy.
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    Prep Time 35 minutes
    Cook Time 8 minutes
    Total Time 43 minutes
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 20 Cookies
    Calories 188 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup shortening
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • 1 egg yolk
    • ½ cup buttermilk
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 egg white (room temperature)
    • 1 cup M&M's
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions
     

    • Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
    • Whisk together flour soda, salt, and soda. Set aside.
    • Mix shortening, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla until very light and fluffy in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or with a hand mixer.
    • Reduce speed to low and mix in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk.
    • Beat egg white stiff. It will whip up faster if you bring the egg white to room temperature and then beat with chilled beaters in a chilled bowl. Fold beaten egg white into batter. Fold in M&M’s.
    • Drop rounded tablespoons of batter onto a greased cookie sheet 3” apart.
    • Bake until golden brown. Mine took 8-10 minutes.

    Notes

    You can also chill the batter over night and they will still be light and fluffy.
    Recipe from Good Housekeeping 1955 Edition
    Keyword chewy cookies, cookie recipe, July 4th dessert
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    1. Julia | JuliasAlbum.com says

      July 02, 2013 at 11:05 pm

      Perfect cookies for the 4th of July! Very festive and colorful!

      Reply
      • Lindsey says

        July 03, 2013 at 1:16 am

        Thanks Julia! They make me smile 🙂

        Reply
    2. Miss Kim @ behgopa says

      July 02, 2013 at 4:51 am

      OMG I remember what joy M&M's brought me during my childhood. I still remember the excitement I felt as a child whenever seeing a bag of M&M's, whether it be the plain or peanut ones (I think those were the only ones around when I was a kid). They were one of my fav treats to get when trick-or-treating.

      Is it me or does it always seem like you rarely listen to the wedding fairy? lol...of course, no one can blame you!

      Reply
      • Lindsey says

        July 03, 2013 at 1:15 am

        They only had plain and peanut ones when I was a kid too. I remember when they came out with the peanut butter ones - I'm pretty sure those contributed more than their fair share to my Freshman Fifteen!

        It is not just you! Lol! The Wedding Fairy is the definite loser in most of these battlesI have a feeling that might change when I go in for my first dress fitting!

        Reply
    3. Lelia says

      July 01, 2013 at 7:22 am

      Great idea! Love the patriotism!

      Reply
      • Lindsey says

        July 03, 2013 at 1:12 am

        Thanks!

        Reply

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