EASTER CANDY COOKIES

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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.

Provided by Shari Cown

Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes

Time 26m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 10

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

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : Calories 194.1 calories, Carbohydrate 25.3 g, Cholesterol 10.1 mg, Fat 9.8 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 162.4 mg, Sugar 18 g