Easter Candy Cookies

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Description

After Easter, we have so much candy, so I decided to make cookies to use it up. My kids loved them! I used Butterfingers®, Snickers®, Hersheys®, M&M’s®, and KitKats®. Next time I am trying Starburst®, Skittles®, etc. Have fun with it.

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup butter-flavored shortening
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup chopped Easter candy, or more to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Combine shortening and sugars in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix until creamy. Add egg
  3. milk
  4. and vanilla extract; beat until creamy.
  5. Mix flour
  6. salt
  7. and baking soda together in another bowl. Add to the sugar mixture; blend thoroughly. Add chopped candies.
  8. Drop spoonfuls of dough onto cookie sheets.
  9. Bake in the preheated oven until edges are light golden brown
  10. about 11 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 11 mins

Total Time: 26 mins

Servings: 24

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