Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Thrifty Valentine M&M Cookies

As I've mentioned before, we love M&M cookies at our house. But I don't always love the price of the M&M's! As I was checking out the Christmas clearance candy at the grocery store, I saw tons of the Christmas M&M's. In fact, there's still a box of them there. So I grabbed several bags, knowing exactly what I would do with them.

My 2-year-old helped me sort them, then we used the red M&M's to bake our favorite cookies. Perfect for Valentine's Day!!
And what's even better? We're going to save the green M&M's and use them to bake some more cookies for St. Patrick's Day next month! I love it when I get a good deal!

**Edited to add: You can find the recipe for these M&M Cookies HERE from taste buds. Seriously...they are the best!!

13 comments:

Unknown said...

Great idea! About a week or so before Christmas I could not find plain holiday M&M's anywhere! I went nuts looking for them. I also throw oatmeal in mine and oh my goodness - soo yummy!! :)

Anonymous said...

Great Idea!

Julie said...

That is a FANTASTIC idea... I am going to have to go to the store to see if they still have some in the clearance section. You are brilliant!

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Melissa said...

Now I need to bake cookies... thanks Misty!!

Jeanette said...

What a great idea!

Deanna said...

Very clever...and YUM!

Lou Lou's Homemade said...

thrifty- LOVE IT!!

RootsAndWingsCo said...

This is awesome! I totally have 3 bags of M&M's waiting to do the same thing! Love it! Yours look so pretty all separated out!

Rebecca of the R&W Gals

Stephanie said...

haha that is genius!
i just ate the green ones :S i should have saved them!

Emily said...

The cookies look so scrumptious. Are they homemade? If so want to share your recipe? lol

Small Fry and Co. said...

Duh, I have looked at the clearance candy cart for weeks now at our grocery store. This never occurred to me. Great idea.

Cathie said...

LOL!! Love this idea, I just did this yesterday and then saw your idea here today. Great Minds!!!