Happy late Valentine’s Galentines Day y’all (for you Parks & Rec watchers)
I posted this recipe a few years ago, but it is worth posting again. This cookie cake is chewy, moist, and so easy to make. It does not require any butter, but not to worry, it is just as delicious as any Paula Dean recipe. I always add extra vanilla (like 1-2 teaspoons extra) because I love my cookies to have a rich vanilla flavor. This cookie cake works well with any kind of fillers: M&Ms, mini chocolate chips, pecans, toffee, peanut butter chips. Be creative.
Quick Candy Cookie Sticks
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup Baking M&Ms
1) Preheat oven to 350. Mix sugars, oil, vanilla, and egg in a large bowl until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir in 1/4 cup M&Ms.
2) Divide dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet into whatever size and shape you want. As long as you flatten it until it is about 1/2 ” thick. My mom divides it into 4 ovals. However, you can see I made one huge heart. Sprinkle the rest of the M&Ms onto the cookie cake and press into the dough.
3) Bake 6-8 minutes until the edges are golden. Take out and let cool on the pan for 5-10 minutes. EAT!
*make sure to take the cookie cake out as soon as the edges are set, to prevent it from being too dry. As long as you make the cake pretty thin, it will continue to bake as you let it cool on the pan.
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