Merry Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups Nestleâ„¢ merry morsels, divided

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3. In a large mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla extract. Gradually mix in flour mixture. (Batter will will stiff).
4. Stir in 1 cups of merry morsels. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Gently press 3 or 4 of the remaining merry morsels on top of cookies.
5. Bake 8-10 minutes or until cookies are puffed slightly and golden around the edges. Let stand on cookie sheets about 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.