Quick and Easy One Santa Cookie Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet (half or quarter sheet) with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.

Place butter in a microwave safe mixing bowl.

Heat in microwave until about ⅔ of the way melted (it should take roughly 20 seconds), remove and stir to melt fully.

To melted butter, add brown sugar, salt, 1 tbsp from the beaten egg, vanilla, flour and baking soda. Stir with a spoon or rubber spatula until well combined.

Mix in about 3/4 of the M&M’s. Shape dough into a disk about 3 ½-inches on a prepared baking sheet.

Sprinkle remaining ¼ of the M&M’s over top along with sprinkles if using. Bake in preheated oven 11 to 14 minutes, until edges are just golden brown (cookie should appear slightly under-baked in center).

Serve warm or allow to cool on a wire rack then store in an airtight container.