Red Velvet (White Chocolate Chip) Cookies

Ingredients:

2¼ C flour

3 T cocoa powder

1½ tsp cornstarch

1 tsp baking soda

¾ tsp salt

½ C butter, softened to room temperature

¹/₃  C shortening

1 C sugar

1 egg

1 egg yolk

1½ tsp white vinegar

1½ tsp vanilla

1 T red food coloring

1½ C white chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°

Combine flour, cocoa powder, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

Using a stand mixer, cream butter, shortening and sugar until fluffy (about 3 minutes). Add egg and egg yolk. Next, add vinegar, vanilla and food coloring, mixing until just combined.

Add dry ingredients, mixing well. Stir in half the white chocolate chips.

Scoop heaping spoonfuls of dough onto parchment lined cookie sheets. Press a few extra white chocolate chips on top of each cookie, flattening cookies somewhat as you do so.

Bake 8 minutes; transfer to wire rack to cool.

M&M Cookies

Ingredients:

1½ C brown sugar

¾ C white sugar

1½ C shortening

3 eggs

1 T vanilla

3¾ C flour

1½ tsp baking soda

1½ tsp salt

3 C mini M&Ms

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°

Mix sugars, shortening, eggs and vanilla on low speed until well combined.

Add flour, soda and salt all at once. Mix until just combined. Add M&Ms and mix until well distributed.

Roll into balls, approximately 1½”. Press extra M&Ms on top, flattening cookie balls slightly with wooden spoon (or your palm).

Bake 9-11 minutes.

Yield: 24-30 cookies, depending on size.