Holiday M & M Cookies and the Food Lion Holiday Bake-Off

The holidays are coming!  Are you ready?

When I was younger I loved baking cookies for the holidays and I still do today.
A tin of cookies or a loaf of freshly baked bread is the perfect gift to show friends, family and neighbors how much they mean to you. 

The M & M cookies below are one of the first cookies I learned how to bake as a girl and they are still one of my holiday favorites.

Do you enjoy baking?

Food Lion is launching a Holiday Bake Off recipe contest on their Facebook page.
You can enter the contest by sharing a recipe in any of the four categories: appetizer, entre, side dish, or dessert. 12 grand prize winners will receive a $500 Food Lion gift card! 
Wouldn't that be nice!

The Food Lion Bake Off contest kicked off on 11/7/12 and will end 11/28/12.

Visit the Food Lion Facebook page to enter.
Hurry - the contest ends November 28th.
Good luck!























Holiday M & M Cookies

2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup granualted sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups Holiday M & M's

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.  Add eggs and vanilla.
Spoon in dry ingredients and mix just until combined.  Stir in m&m candies.
Using a cookie scoop, drop dough onto a Silpat lined baking sheet.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.  Remove to a wire rack to cool.

I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour for Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Food Lion. I received a promotional item to facilitate my shopping experience and review.