SUGAR COOKIES

Ingredients
2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar plus 1/3 cup for rolling
2 oz cream cheese, cut into 8 pieces
6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and still warm
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 large egg at room temperature
1 Tablespoon milk
2 teaspoon vanilla
1 - 1 1/4 cups M&M's

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Set aside.

Combine 1 1/2 cup sugar and cream cheese.  Put remaining 1/3 cup sugar in pie plate and set aside.  Pour warm butter over cream cheese mixture and combine. Add oil then egg, milk and vanilla.  Mix until smooth.

Add dry ingredients.

Roll into balls and roll in sugar.  Use bottom of a glass to flatten the balls.

Bake 10-12 minutes (8 minutes at Evanston altitude) or until edges are set.  Let cookies sit on sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack until cool.