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Fun and colorful M&M cookies are a fan favorite. They can easily be customized for any occasion, making them irresistible all year long!
These classic cookies are filled with bits of M&Ms making them one of our go-to’s along with our Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies and Sugar Cookies!
We Love M&M Cookies!
Our family is obsessed with cookies, and these M&M cookies have long been a favorite with the kiddos {even with the adults!!}
Here’s why we love them:
- Quick. They are ready to enjoy in under 15 minutes!
- Fun. They are colorful and completely customizable by changing up the M&Ms with your favorites!
- Flavor. They are a soft, delicious, chewy cookie that is the perfect sweet treat!
- Freezable. As with most cookies, these can easily be frozen in dough or cookie form for later.
For this recipe, we modified our classic Chocolate Chip Cookie and the result is a soft and chewy candy-filled cookie that is great for adults and kids.
Ingredients
- white sugar
- brown sugar – Make chewier cookies by substituting ¼-⅓ cup of white sugar with an equal amount of added brown sugar.
- butter – Softened but still cold to the touch. If the butter used in the recipe is too soft or melted, it can cause the cookies to spread too much.
- vegetable oil
- eggs
- baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- vanilla extract – Use pure vanilla extract for the best flavor or substitute the vanilla with almond extract.
- all-purpose flour – Measure the flour by scooping it into a measuring cup with a spoon and then level off the top.
- M&M’s – We use (plain) chopped and whole, separated. Change it up by using any of your favorite flavors, from peanut butter to mint!
How to Make M&M Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together sugars, butter, and oil.
- Add eggs and beat until fluffy.
- Add dry ingredients as well as vanilla and mix until combined.
- Mix in chopped M&Ms (we end up chopping about ½ cup M&Ms using a nut chopper) and stir to combine. We use a nut chopper or you add them to a Ziploc bag and crush them with the bottom of a cup or use a food processor.
- Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop dough balls onto prepared baking sheets and insert 5-6 M&Ms on top.
- Working in batches, bake for 7-9 minutes.
These truly are the BEST M&M Cookies!
Cookie Tips
- Easy clean up. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper or silpat to prevent cookies from sticking.
- More chocolate. Add chocolate chips (milk or semi-sweet)!
- Do not overmix. Over-mixing the dough can lead to more air being incorporated, resulting in flat cookies.
- Chilling the cookie dough before baking is not necessary but it can help produce a cookie with a more browned exterior with a softer center.
- Make ’em mini. Make the dough as directed. Form the dough into smaller balls and instead of topping with regular-sized M&M’s use mini M&M’s to top each dough ball with. Reduce the bake time to about 5-6 minutes.
Storing Info
- STORE. Place the cooled cookies in an air-tight container for 3-4 days. Place a piece of white bread into the container to help the cookies stay softer longer.
- FREEZE. Baked cookies can also be stored in the freezer for 3-4 months.
- Freeze cookie dough. Place the cookie dough balls onto a tray and then into the freezer. Once solid, transfer them to a freezer-safe ziploc and store them in the freezer for 3-4 months.
- Thaw them or bake them straight out of the freezer. If baking from frozen be sure to add 2-3 extra minutes to the baking time.
For More M&M Favorites:
M&M Cookies Recipe
Fun and colorful M&M cookies are a fan favorite. They can easily be customized for any occasion, making them irresistible all year long!
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup butter, just softened
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups M&M's, (plain) chopped and whole, separated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a stand mixer, cream together sugars, butter and oil.
- Add eggs and beat until fluffy.
- Add dry ingredients as well as vanilla and mix until combined.
- Mix in chopped M&Ms (we end up chopping about ½ cup M&Ms using a nut chopper).
- Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop dough balls onto a lightly greased pan and insert 5-6 M&Ms on top.
- Bake for 7-9 minutes.
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Notes
Nutrition
Calories: 136kcal, Carbohydrates: 19g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 15mg, Sodium: 127mg, Potassium: 36mg, Sugar: 11g, Vitamin A: 90IU, Calcium: 15mg, Iron: 0.6mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Just wanted to drop you a note that I just made your cookies last night and they turned out so well! Used christmas m&ms and put them in the mailbox for the mail person. Thank you!
YAY!! So glad you liked them. And your mailman is a lucky person!! Have a very Merry Christmas!
Thank you for the recipe! I REALLY dislike making cookies, mostly because they never turn out for me. I prefer a nice chewy cookie, with a teeny crunch on the outside. And I haven’t found the perfect recipe yet. I think I have! These are DELICIOUS! I used the fall colored M&M’s. They’re perfectly chewy, with great flavor. Thanks!
Your comment made my day, Erica!! SO glad you like them. My hubby likes the cookies the same way as you… soft but a tid crunch on the outside. 🙂 I’m sure they looked great with the Fall Color M&Ms!! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
I made these cookies for my wedding and they were awesome! I used them on my cookie and candy bar. I’ll be blogging about this recipe soon!
SO glad you liked them, Larissa. Be sure to send me the link once you blog about it. Would love to see it. 🙂
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There! Got the post of the cookies up – so delicious!
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mmm mmm good. nothing better than a really yummy chewy cookie. I love your blog. I'm a new follower now and I'm gonna look around a bit at other posts cause their are so many good things. take care!kathrynwww.thedragonsfairytail.blogspot.com
Those people were so cute and don't you just love M&M cookies? They're fun and yum in your hand. 🙂
I've seen the link for that video before, but this was my first time watching. Love it!And those cookies look yummy!
I love that video! "You do more things on accident than most people do on purpose!" ha ha ha! Goes to show you don't change much on the inside as you get older.
Bwahaha! Love that video! And thanks for the ceiling fan tip. I totally need to do that. This summer when I turned our fan on my 3 year old said "What!? It's snowing inside!!" 🙂 Oops. (And gross, yes, I know.)
I just made some similar cookies. I LOVE cookies…but you know this. And i love OLD people too =)