Enhanced Recipesculinary collection
Home
CoursesView CuisinesWhat Can I Make?My Kitchen

Atomic Cookies

Login to Save
7.5K views👍 56
Susan Evans
Susan Evans
1 recipes on Enhanced Recipes
Follow Susan Evans to prioritize their recipes in your meal plans, pantry matches, and suggestions

Recipe Information

Recipe Available
Video-Specific Recipe

Cookies

Cultural Context

Originating from Sweden, these cookies are a beloved treat often enjoyed during fika, a traditional coffee break. They embody the Swedish love for simple yet delicious baked goods, often featuring ingredients like oats and nuts. Today, variations of these cookies are popular worldwide, with many adapting them to include local flavors and ingredients.

SESEdessert
6 servings
Servings4
1 cup sugar cookie dough (pre-made)
1 cup M&M's (red, blue, brown)
1/2 cup white icing
1/2 cup black icing gel

Quantities are estimated based on standard recipes for your convenience. The actual ingredients used in this video are accurate.

1

Take a look at the atomic cookies made.

2

Use any cookie recipe you want; pre-made sugar cookie dough is used for convenience.

3

Roll out the cookie dough to at least 4 inches across using wax paper on top and bottom.

4

Cut the dough into a circle using a round object.

5

Sort M&M's into three colors: red for protons, blue for neutrons, and brown for electrons.

6

Bake the cookies according to the package instructions and let them cool.

7

Frost the cooled cookies with white icing.

8

Place six red M&M's (protons) and six blue M&M's (neutrons) in the center of the cookie to represent a carbon atom.

9

Use black icing gel to draw a circle around the nucleus for the first shell, placing two brown M&M's (electrons) in it.

10

Add four more brown M&M's (electrons) in the second shell around the nucleus.

11

For a nitrogen atom, place seven red M&M's (protons) and seven blue M&M's (neutrons) in the center.

12

Place two brown M&M's (electrons) in the first shell and five in the second shell around the nitrogen nucleus.

Equipment Needed

wax paper

Dietary

vegetarian

Allergens

milkeggswheat

More Cookies Videos

(13 videos)

Similar SE Videos

(24 videos)

Similar Desserts From Other Cuisines

(24 videos)