Christmas M&M Cookies
Soft and chewy M&M Cookies are the perfect Christmas cookie. The perfect M&M Christmas cookies with chewy centers and crisp edges. This is the best M & M cookie recipe!
Servings: 20
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter (barely softened)
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 2/3 cup Sugar
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2 3/4 cups Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Cornstarch (optional - makes soft, thick cookies)
- 3/4 teaspoon Salt
- 2 to 2 1/2 cups M&M Chocolate Candies (plain)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 385 degrees. In a large bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, and sugar together for 4 minutes until light and fluffy. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula.
- Add eggs and pure vanilla extract and mix for 1 minute longer.
- Fold in flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Be careful not to overmix once you add the dry ingredients as it can create too much gluten in the dough and will result in a tougher cookie. Fold in chocolate M & M candies.
- Scoop onto parchment paper lined, light-colored baking sheet. Space the cookies at least 2-inches apart. Bake for 8-10 minutes or just until a light golden color. You don't want to overbake as the cookies will continue to bake on the cookie sheet once it is removed from the oven. It is better to underbake than overbake!
- To make the M & M cookies look extra gourmet, add a few M&M's on the top of the cookies once you pull them from the oven.
Notes
- Butter -- you can use salted or unsalted butter in this M & M cookie recipe. If you use salted butter, reduce the salt by 1/4 teaspoon.
- Brown Sugar -- this is what gives the cookies that perfectly chewy center.
- Sugar -- this is what gives the cookie sweetness and crisp edges.
- Eggs -- this is the binder that pulls the liquid and dry ingredients together.
- Vanilla Extract -- use pure vanilla extract in cookies for authentic flavor.
- Flour -- use all-purpose flour in these cookies.
- Cornstarch -- this is what gives the cookies the extra soft texture.
- Baking Soda -- this gives the cookies the perfect rise.
- Salt -- a flavor enhancer and a must in all baking recipes.
- M & M Chocolate Candies -- plain M&M's are perfect in this recipe. You can also use holiday mint flavored M&M's.
Nutrition
Calories: 350kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 243mg | Potassium: 43mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 369IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 1mg