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Chocolate Christmas Cookies are filled with M&Ms and holiday cheer. They are festive + sweet, and perfect for sharing!
We love to bake up cookies to share at Christmas, like our favorite Snowball Cookies, Gingerbread Cookies and Christmas Sugar Cookies.
Chocolate Holiday Cookies
Cookies are a staple during the holidays, especially at Christmas. They are quick, easy, and perfect for sharing!
These Chocolate Christmas Cookies are a fav for so many reasons:
- For Chocolate lovers. If you love chocolate, the base cookie for this is from our Double Chocolate Chip Cookies, and it’s AMAZING!
- Easy and delicious. These are simple and come together in no time, and with M&Ms and chocolate galore, they are so yummy!
- Holiday perfect. These are great for gifting and for holiday gatherings.
These Chocolate Christmas Cookies are are great for sharing and so festive and delicious!
Ingredients
- red and green M&Ms – any flavors work, but we usually do Plain Christmas M&Ms
- softened butter
- granulated sugar
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- all-purpose flour
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- baking soda
- salt
How to Make
- PREP. Preheat oven to 350°F. Chop 1/2 cup M&Ms in a nut chopper and set aside.
- WET INGREDIENTS. In a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla, mix until fluffy.
- DRY INGREDIENTS. Add flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and mix until combined. Fold in chopped M&Ms.
- BAKE. Scoop cookies out onto a greased cookie sheet and top with red & green M&Ms. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
Note: I would not recommend topping the cookies with M&Ms after they are cooked. They tend not to stay on the cookie.
Variations
Make them mini. I typically use a 1-inch cookie dough scooper, but you can use a smaller one to make mini Chocolate Christmas Cookies. Reduce the bake time to 5-6 minutes.
Topping variations. Replace the M&M candy topping with:
- holiday colored frosting or holiday colored drizzle
- crushed almonds or peanuts
- chocolate chips or dark chocolate chunks
- crushed candy canes or mint pieces
Storing info
STORE. Baked cookies need to cool completely on a wire rack, then store in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days. Adding a piece of white bread to the container will help keep the cookies soft.
FREEZE baked cookies. Place 1-2 cookies in fold top sandwich bags, place them together in a freezer Ziploc. You can also wrap them individually with plastic wrap, a fold top sandwich bag, or layer using parchment paper in between. They can keep in the freezer for 2 months.
More Christmas Cookies include:
- Christmas Sugar Cookies
- Christmas Wreath Cookies
- Eggnog Cookies
- Christmas Oreos
- Gingerbread Cookies
- Christmas Snickerdoodles
Chocolate Christmas Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups red and green M&Ms divided
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Chop 1/2 cup M&Ms in a nut chopper and set aside.
- In a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until fluffy.
- Add flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and mix until combined.
- Fold in chopped M&Ms.
- Scoop cookies out onto a greased cookie sheet and top with red & green M&Ms. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- NOTE: I would not recommend topping the cookies with M&Ms after they are cooked. They tend not to stay on the cookie.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
