Valentine's Day Smartie Cookies

We were going for Smartie Monster Cookies but they didn’t quite turn out ‘monster’ they did however .. turn out SO darn good! Such a simple recipe and a fun treat to do with your kids even leading up to Valentine’s Day.

Ingredients

• 2 Cups Flour

• 1 Cup Margarine

• 1 Cup Pink and Red Smarties

• 3/4 Cup White Sugar

• 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar

• 2 Large Eggs

• 2 Tsp. Vanilla Extract

• 1 Tsp. Baking Soda

• 1 Tsp. Salt

Directions

• Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat.

• Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt .

• In a standing mixer bowl, fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter, sugar, light brown sugar, and vanilla until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

• Add the sifted flour mixture to the mixer bowl and combine some more. Finally, add the smarties and mix lightly with .

• Using an ice cream scoop, drop mounds onto prepared baking sheets. Make sure to leave plenty of space for cookies to spread during baking. (do not flatten the cookies)

• Bake for 9-12 minutes, until cookies are just set but still slightly undercooked.

• Remove the cookies from the oven, press in additional smarties if desired then cool and transfer to wire rack to cool completely.