Ingredients

The following ingredients have 6 Servings
  • 2 cups flour
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup chilled unsalted butter – 2 sticks
  • ½ cup whole or chopped M&M’s® Red, White, & Blue Peanut

Instruction

  • Preheat Oven 350 degrees F.
  • Sift the flour with the salt.
  • Add the brown sugar and the butter to the bowl and mix together well.
  • Chop the butter into small chunks and add to the bowl.
  • Using a pastry cutter mix the butter into small pieces.
  • Work the mixture until smooth.
  • Toss the shortbread batter with whole or crushed M&M’s® and press evenly into a square baking dish.
  • Bake for 20 – 25 minutes or until it turns a light golden color.
  • Cut the shortbread while it is still warm in the pan and let it cool completely before removing from the pan.