M&M Cookie Cake/ Jumbo Cookie

What's in this big container? It's plain cookie dough weighing 2kg+! This amount of dough which I've churned out 32 Jumbo M&M Cookies and one 10" round M&M Cookie Cake! It's time of the year again...for my son's 8th birthday! ^0^

is really huge, covering 2/3 of my palm! ^0^

All 32 Jumbo M&M Cookies wrapped up with the help of my boy :)

 10" round M&M Cookie Cake

Tadah!! It transformed after simple decoration :) 

Recipe ref : joyofbaking.com
Ingredient (15 large cookies)

• 260gm plain flour
• 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 170gm unsalted butter
• 100gm castor sugar
• 100gm light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla paste
• M&M's candies for decoration

Method

1. Combine flour, soda and salt together.
2. Using a electric whisk, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 mins.
3. Add eggs and beat until well combined. Beat in vanilla paste.
4. Sift over flour mixture in 2-3 batches and beat until just incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Cover and chill the cookie dough for 30mins until just firm.
5. Using a 1/4 cup, form batter into large balls. Alternatively, weigh each dough in 50gm each. Place the balls of dough on a lined baking sheet. (bake in batches if necessary, balanced dough to be chilled while first batch is baking). Gently flatten each ball of dough into a 6" round. Gently press candies into the surface of the dough. 
6. Bake in preheated oven at 180 deg cel for 15-18 mins (160 deg cel for 25-30 mins for cookie cake) until they are light golden brown. Remove from oven and cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cook completely before storing.

H A P P Y  8th  B I R T H D A Y !!!