If you love chewy cookies, then you will love these M and M Cookies! With crisp edges, chewy centers, and vibrant M&M candies, every bite of these mouthwatering will bring you pure comfort.
❤️ Why you'll love it
Chewy cookies: These cookies offer a satisfying crunch on the outside and a soft, chewy texture on the inside, perfectly complemented by the burst of colors from the M&M candies.
Versatile: this cookie has great options for add ins, think toffee bits, chopped nuts, raisins, and more.
Bursts of chocolate: each cookie is studded with candy coated chocolate, allowing you to get a burst of chocolate in every bite!
🥘 Ingredients
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Brown sugar: you can use either light or dark brown sugar, whichever your preference is. Darker brown sugar will give a deeper molasses flavor.
Large egg
Red, white, and blue M&M candies: these are seasonal, you can use regular m&m candies.
🔪 Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl, mix together white sugar, brown sugar, and butter until creamy and well incorporated.
- Add egg and vanilla extract to the sugar mixture and mix until well combined.
- In separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to butter mixture and mix until well combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl while mixing to fully incorporate.
- Fold in m&m candies and drop dough by tablespoons onto prepared baking sheet. Strageticaly place a few m&m candies on top of the cookie dough balls, pressing them in slightly to adhere.
- Bake cookies at 350 for 9 minutes, until cookies are golden brown around the edges with a the top of the cookie has a slightly less baked center.
- Cool cookies on a wire rack for 2 minutes. Transfer cookies using a cookie spatular to a cooling rack and cool completely.
🥄 Equipment
Stand mixer or Large bowl
🥫Storage
Room temperature: store cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Freeze: for longer storage, cookies can be frozen for up to 3 months in a freezer safe container. Before serving, bring cookies to room temperature or reheat them briefly in a preheated oven for a few minutes to restore their irresistible texture.
📖 Variations
- Melt and brown butter before combining with the sugars for a complimentary nutty flavor.
- Substitute regular m&m candies, or your favorite flavor m&m such as mint, peanut butter, or mini m&m.
- For bakery style cookies, use a large size cookie scoop and top with plenty of additional m&ms.
- Substitute ½the vanilla extract with either almond or coconut extract.
💭 Tips
- For a crispy cookie, bake 1-2 additional minutes.
- For an extra flavor dimension, consider adding a teaspoon of espresso powder to the dough.
- For a richer and more decadent variation, substitute half of the all-purpose flour with unsweetened cocoa powder.
🙋 FAQ's
Can I use margarine instead of butter?
While butter provides the best flavor and texture, you can use margarine as a substitute. Keep in mind that the taste and texture might differ slightly.
Can I use gluten-free flour?
Absolutely! Substitute the all-purpose flour with your favorite gluten-free flour blend in equal proportions.
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🍽 Serve with..
Serve warm or cold with a hot cup of coffee, tea, or cold glass of milk. These are also great cookies to make ice cream cookie sandwiches with using homemade vanilla ice cream.
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📖 Recipe
Chewy M&M Cookies
Equipment
- Stand mixer or Large bowl
- Wooden spoon
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Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups m and m candies
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, cream sugars and butter until well blended. Add egg and vanilla extract and mix until well combined.
- In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to sugar mixture and mix until well combined.
- Fold in M&M's and drop dough by tablespoons onto parchment-lined cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 for 9-10 minutes for chewy cookies.
Lauren @ Sew You Think You Can Cook says
Those look like my kind of cookies! I prefer a thin cookie to a thick one, and those m&ms provide the perfect creamy crunch. Yum!!
Michelle says
Mmmmn...M & M's! I can imagine how awesome these smell right through this computer screen here! Simply delicious!
Carlee says
I love chewy cookies. These look so delicious and fun!
Christina Thomas says
I love chewy cookies and those look perfect with a slight crisp edge! They would not last more than a few minutes out of the oven in my house! Cheers!
Kimberlie Robert says
Red, white and blue never looked so good! Delicious chewy cookie.
Liz says
Yeah, I try hiding cookies in the freezer, too! I'd eat these beauties fresh or frozen!!!
Cindys Recipes and Writings says
Ha! I've eaten cake right from the freezer lol! These cookies wouldn't last long enough to freeze around here!