Amazing M&M Cookies

These cookies are truly amazing!  And they're so quick and easy.  I got a little ambitious lately, and I decided to enter some baked goods into the state fair.  These are a front runner right now.  My family taste testers are still testing.  :)

Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter, room temperature

1 cup light brown sugar, packed

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 (3.4 oz) box instant vanilla pudding mix

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

2 cup flour

1 1/2 cup mini M&M's, plus 1/4 cup more for garnish

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.


In the bowl of your stand mixer combine butter and brown sugar.  Beat until combined.  Add in the egg and vanilla.  Continue mixing until smooth, scraping the sides with a spatula as necessary.  Mix in the vanilla pudding mix, baking soda, and salt.  Add in the flour and beat until combined.  Stir in the mini M&M's. 


Using a cookie scoop, scoop dough onto baking sheet.  Bake for 9-11 minutes or until edges become golden brown.  Allow to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.


Enjoy!  (probably with a big glass of milk)