M&M’s Gingerbread Cookie Bites
Without all the fuss of gingerbread cookie cutouts, these bite-size cookies are soft, chewy and nicely spiced.
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M&M's
Recipe - 823 - LOS ANGELES - CENTURY
M&M’s Gingerbread Cookie Bites
Prep Time15 Minutes
Servings12
Cook Time10 Minutes
Ingredients
1/2 cup Milk Chocolate M&M’S, red and green
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
3 tbsp molasses
1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
- In bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, baking powder and salt; set aside.
- Using electric mixer, beat together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Beat in egg; stir in molasses and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture just until blended.
- Line 8-inch square pan with enough parchment paper to overhang edges. Press dough evenly into pan; cover and freeze for 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Lift dough out of pan and transfer to cutting board; remove parchment paper. Cut into 1/2-inchsquares. Arrange bites on parchment paper-lined baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
- Top each piece with Milk Chocolate Holiday M&M’S. Bake for 8 to10 minutes or until set around edges but still slightly soft in center. Let cool in pan slightly. Transfer directly to rack; let cool completely.
Tip: If desired, drizzle with prepared royal icing for a classic gingerbread pairing.
15 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
12
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 12 servings
M&M'S M&M'S Milk Chocolate Candy Bag - 10 Ounce
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First Street All Purpose Flour, Bleached - 5 Pound
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First Street Salt - 26 Ounce
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First Street Butter, Unsalted, Sweet Cream, Sticks - 4 Each
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First Street Sugar, Pure Granulated - 20 Ounce
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Plantation Molasses, Blackstrap, Unsulphured - 15 Ounce
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First Street Extract, Vanilla, Pure - 4 Fluid ounce
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Directions
- In bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, baking powder and salt; set aside.
- Using electric mixer, beat together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Beat in egg; stir in molasses and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture just until blended.
- Line 8-inch square pan with enough parchment paper to overhang edges. Press dough evenly into pan; cover and freeze for 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Lift dough out of pan and transfer to cutting board; remove parchment paper. Cut into 1/2-inchsquares. Arrange bites on parchment paper-lined baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
- Top each piece with Milk Chocolate Holiday M&M’S. Bake for 8 to10 minutes or until set around edges but still slightly soft in center. Let cool in pan slightly. Transfer directly to rack; let cool completely.
Tip: If desired, drizzle with prepared royal icing for a classic gingerbread pairing.