If in doubt, bake. That’s pretty much my mantra and it applies to all sorts of moods: feeling down? Bake. Stressed? Make some cupcakes. Happy? Turn on the oven and crack out the KitchenAid, coz we’re going to get our bake on.
I can’t remember what mood I was in when I baked these more-ish brown sugar and M&M cookies but I do recall the delicious scent that wafted through the kitchen as they were cooking. And I remember feeling so tempted that I immediately ate one as soon as they were out of the oven [note: hot bickies are hot].
Brown sugar, for those new to the whole caper, add a depthness of flavour that caster [white] sugar can’t. It also sounds much posher, dontcha think?
This is a mash-up of a couple of recipes from the Australian Women’s Weekly weighty tome Bake. Buy it – you’ll love it.
Gather:
200g butter, diced and at room temperature
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 ¾ cup plain flour
½ teaspoon bicarb soda
3/4 cup M&Ms
Let’s get to it:
Preheat oven to 170C and grease and line two baking trays with baking paper.
Beat butter, vanilla, sugar and egg in bowl of electric mixer until light and creamy.
Sift in flour and bicarb, stir until mixed then stir in M&Ms.
Roll tablespoons of dough into balls and place on trays about 3cm apart.
Bake 14-ish minutes/until golden, cool on trays.
This is Popcorn, my mini schnauzer, hoping she could sample one. #no
the hungry mum 
making. these. !!!!
Yay! Enjoy x
I totally agree – whenever I’m stressed/depressed/unhappy/happy etc, I bake. I feel most at home in my kitchen, making something delicious to eat. These cookies look fabulous – especially with the cheerful M&Ms!
Glad I’m not alone. Baking is so much cheaper than therapy, and twice as yummy 🙂
Lol – I love the way you think.
Yep! Baking is the best therapy you got out there! These cookies would take anyone out of depression! lol!
Oh, thanks! Cookies are *the* best!
These are guaranteed to make you mom of the year — and put a smile on your face. M girls would love these cookies. I am bookmarking them!
I am definitely the same way. No matter what or how I’m feeling, I always head to the kitchen! Cooking and baking is such a stress reliever for me. These cookies look fantastic!
I think I licked my screen 😛
Cheers
CCU
I aim to please 😉
Love. These! 😀
Cheers!
I can imagine how my son would go mental for these. I agree that baking is the way to satisfy any mood
Yes, baking is the answer to all of society’s ills! Make cake not war 🙂
I love the style of your post. Really happy and cheerful. I make something similar to these and they never stay around for very long! (We have no dogs either!)
Oh, thanks! Short’n’sweet – that’s how I blog 🙂
These look great 🙂 I love using brown sugar in cookies, it does give a much better flavour!
I love these kind of cookies! They look great!
Your cookies will certainly put a smile on anyone’s face.
Awww, ta 🙂
I love M & M cookies, and your pictures are beautiful! I agree about the amount of brown sugar giving it a whole different taste than chocolate chip cookies.
Thanks! Has taken me a while to appreciate the loveliness of brown sugar but now I’m all over it 🙂
Oooh la la, yum 🙂 POpcorn is adorable 🙂
ta! Popcorn is fairly cute, as is her sister Oggie [who I should feature soon so she doesn’t feel left out 😉 ]
I made your tasty cookies & they Ere superb! Added a bit of cinnamon to them!
wow, good to hear Sophie! Cinnamon would be an amazing addition 🙂
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Okay first – Popcorn is the best name ever. I love the look of these cookies. It’s like the lollypop cookies I made for my Dad. Yum!
i want these right now, not even joking
Sometimes only M&Ms will do 🙂
Looks so good! Cute schnauzer!
Ta! She’s pretty cute [most of the time!]
Very nice recipe….
thank you!
How gorgeous is popcorn! No sharing those delicious cookies with her, big meanie :p
She has her moments 🙂 She is more of a savoury-toothed hound!
Cooking and baking is my therapy, too. Even when I feel stressed and so tired to do something, I cook and bake! And when I’m done, I feel okay, too! 🙂
Isn’t baking the best thing ever? #LoveIt
Yes!! I think I could cook and bake all day!!! 🙂