Elf Mischief Munch Cookies
Bake these Buddy the Elf-inspired Mischief Munch Cookies this Christmas – soft, chewy, and packed with mix-ins for a tasty holiday treat!
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Ingredients
For the cookie dough:
- 150 grams Unsalted butter
- 100 grams White caster sugar
- 120 grams Light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons Maple syrup or 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 medium Whole egg at room temperature
- 1 medium Egg yolk at room temperature
- 280 grams Self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon Cornflour
- 0.5 teaspoon Salt
For the elf mischief munch inclusions:
- 120 grams Red and green M&Ms
- 50 grams Salted pretzels chopped/crushed
- 50 grams Mini marshmallows
- 4 tbsp Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
Prepare the cookie dough:
- Place the unsalted butter in a large microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 20-30 seconds until the butter has melted.150 grams Unsalted butter
- Mix in the caster sugar and light brown sugar until smooth.100 grams White caster sugar, 120 grams Light brown sugar
- Mix in the maple syrup, whole egg and egg yolk.2 teaspoons Maple syrup, 1 medium Whole egg, 1 medium Egg yolk
- Stir the flour, cornflour and salt together in a separate bowl. Then add to the mixture and fold to make a thick cookie dough.280 grams Self-raising flour, 1 teaspoon Cornflour, 0.5 teaspoon Salt
- Add the M&Ms (save a handful for decorating later), crushed pretzels and mini marshmallows. Fold into the cookie dough.120 grams Red and green M&Ms, 50 grams Salted pretzels, 50 grams Mini marshmallows
- Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper. Scoop up heaped tablespoons of dough, shape into a ball, and arrange on the tray. You should be able to make 12-14 cookies in total. Cover the tray with clingfilm and place in the fridge to chill for 2 hours. During this time, the flavours will develop and the dough will firm up which will reduce the spread in the oven. Less spread = thicker cookies!
Roll and bake the cookies:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C fan / 200°C conventional. Line two large baking trays with greaseproof paper.
- Pour the sprinkles onto a plate. Generously dunk the top of each cookie dough ball in the sprinkles and arrange on the baking trays, leaving at least 5cm space between each so they have room to spread.4 tbsp Christmas sprinkles
- Bake for 10 minutes. The cookies should be golden around the edge, but pale and soft in the middle. Don't worry if the middle still looks under-baked, this is how they are meant to be. The cookies will continue to cook through as they cool down.
- As soon as the cookies are out of the oven and still warm, use a round cookie cutter to shape them into perfectly round cookies. Press the leftover M&Ms in the tops for decoration.
- Leave on the baking tray for 30 minutes to cool down and firm up. Then tuck in and enjoy!
