M&M Cookie Cake Recipe
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M&M Cookie Cake Recipe
Description
The M&M Cookie Cake Recipe begins by creaming butter and sugar to create a fluffy base, incorporating eggs and vanilla for moisture and flavor. Dry ingredients including flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt are mixed in to develop the structure. M&M candies are folded in carefully by hand to avoid breaking them, distributing their chocolate and crunch evenly throughout the dough. The dough is pressed into a greased 9-inch pie dish and baked until set but still tender.
Once cooled, the cookie cake is topped with a cocoa-flavored butter frosting made by creaming butter with cocoa powder, powdered sugar, and vanilla, thinned slightly with milk for spreadability. The frosting is piped decoratively, then garnished with additional M&M's and sprinkles for color and added texture. The result is a moist, chocolate-speckled cookie cake with the creaminess of frosting complementing the candy's crunch.
This cookie cake serves well as a centerpiece for birthdays or casual gatherings. It can be sliced like a cake and enjoyed on its own or with a glass of milk. The vibrant M&M's add visual appeal and a variety of textures.
Ingredients
Dough
- 1/2 cup butter salted
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup M&M's
- 1/4 cup M&M's mini
Frosting
- 4 tbsp butter
- 3 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1-2 tbsp milk
- M&M's
- Sprinkles
Instructions
Dough
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9 inch pie dish.
- Beat butter for 2 minutes until smooth. Mix in sugar until fluffy. Add in the egg, yolk, and vanilla until smooth, creamy, and light in color.
- Add the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and mix until combined.
- Mix in the m&m's by hand (they're break if you use the mixer) until evenly distributed.
- Spread dough in the greased pie dish. Bake for 23-26 minutes. Cool completely before removing from pie dish and frosting.
Frosting
- Beat butter and cocoa powder together. Mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla. Add the milk as needed to get desired consistency.
- Place frosting in a piping bag with an M1 tip and decorate the cookie cake. Immediately add the M&M's and sprinkles.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 371 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 371kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 53g | 18% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 65mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 223mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 89mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 38g | 76% |
| Vitamin A | 438IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 52mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
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