Peanut Butter Pretzel M&M Cookies

Recipe by Aimee

Have you guys tried the new pretzel M&M’s yet? I am a HUGE fan of all kinds of M&M’s. They are addicting little buggers. When my mother-in-law came to visit a few weeks ago she brought a bag of these with her so we could all try them out. She made the mistake of leaving the bag here and they certainly didn’t last very long. I knew right away that I wanted to bake something with them and decided to put them into a peanut butter cookie.

Let me just say that I have been using this peanut butter cookie recipe for about 7 years now an one of my all-time favorite, most reliable recipes.  I copied it out of a recipe book given to me as a work gift at the time and I have since thrown out the book (it was the only recipe I ever used from it). I honestly have never used it to make straight peanut butter cookies because it is just too much fun to add in other treats. At Christmas time I use it to make my Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup cookies (hello, scrumptious!). This recipe has never failed me and the cookies turn out perfect every time. You could also easily add the candy to a chocolate chip cookie recipe, but as you all know by now I am a sucker for the chocolate/peanut butter combination. Enjoy!

Peanut Butter Pretzel M&M Cookies
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1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp milk
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 3/4 cup flour
1/2 large bag of pretzel M&M’s

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Cream together shortening, sugars, and peanut butter. Add egg, vanilla and milk. In a separate bowl combine the salt, baking soda, and flour, then add to dough. Using a spoon add in candy, being careful not to break them apart. Using a cookie scoop or spoons, form into balls and place onto cookie sheets.Use your fingers to flatten cookies just a little.  Bake 10 minutes.

Tags: Cookies, M&M's, peanut butter

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