Kevin

Kevin, the female exotic bird the Russell incorrectly names, has very bright feathers. She is the elusive bird that Muntz is looking for. Russell encounters him when Kevin sneaks in bites of his chocolate. Her goal was to find food for her babies.

I was going to my sister's house for our monthly dinner. She is the better chef while I'm the better baker. I decided to revisit our childhood by making chocolate chip cookies. But I decided to substitute the chocolate chips for M&Ms to provide the pops of color that can be associated with Kevin. I also had to choose a dessert with chocolate because Kevin loves chocolate.

Ingredients for M&M Cookies:

• 1 cup of brown sugar
• 1/2 cup of white sugar
• 1 cup of shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups of M&Ms

Directions:

In a large bowl, mix sugar, eggs, shortening, and vanilla. Once the wet ingredients are thoroughly mixed together, add in flour, salt, and baking soda. Once a sticky dough forms, add in 3/4 cup of the M&Ms. Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto a cookie sheet. Space them out so the cookies have room to grow and they won't combine with other cookies during the baking process. Slightly push the rest of the M&Ms into each dough ball. Bake at 350 degrees for 11 minutes. If you want chewy cookies, bake for 9 minutes.

Thoughts?

Did you like my interpretation of Kevin? Any other colorful desserts come to mind? Please leave a comment!