A rich, crispy, and very simple to prepare chocolate cookie. a well-liked favorite at bake sales when made with multicolored candy.
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 36 |
| Yield: | 6 dozen cookies |
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 cup white sugar
- ⅓ cup butter
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 cups candy-coated milk chocolate pieces (such as M&M’s®)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl and set dry ingredients aside.
- Cream brown sugar, shortening, white sugar, and butter together in a large bowl using an electric mixer. Mix at medium-high speed until creamy and light. Blend in eggs 1 at a time until thoroughly mixed. Add vanilla extract and water; blend thoroughly.
- Add dry ingredients to the butter-sugar mixture slowly while mixing until completely incorporated. Reserve 1/2 cup chocolate candy pieces and fold remaining candies into batter.
- Drop batter by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheets. Press a few reserved candies onto the top of each cookie.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 7 to 9 minutes. Cool on a baking rack.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 215 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 29 g |
| Cholesterol | 22 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 128 mg |
| Sugars | 21 g |
| Fat | 11 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |