M&M Cookies
M&M cookies are fun and colorful chocolate chip cookies that taste like they came straight from a bakery. These yummy cookies have chewy edges and soft centers!
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup salted sweet cream butter
- ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 ½ cup M&M’s ½ cup M&M’s is for tops of cookies
Instructions
- Using a small mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour and baking soda. Set dry ingredients aside.
- Using a medium mixing bowl and a handheld electric mixer on medium-high speed, cream the butter for 1 to 1½ minutes.
- Add the light brown sugar, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract. Continue mixing for 1 minute, until the butter mixture is light and fluffy.
- Lower the mixer speed to low and add the egg, mix until well combined.
- Keeping the mixer speed on low, slowly add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients. Mix just until the flour mixture is well incorporated.
- Fold in the chocolate chips and M&M’s. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate the cookie dough for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, set it aside.
- Remove the cookie dough from the refrigerator. Using a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop dough.
- Roll the cookie dough into a ball. Space the dough balls 2 inches apart.
- Place 5 to 7 M&M’s on top of each cookie dough balls.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the edges are golden brown. Let baked cookies cool on a wire rack.
Notes
TIP: The batter will resemble a thick brownie batter.
TIP: Lining your baking sheet with parchment paper will make for easy cleanup!
TIP: You can use a 1½ tablespoon scoop for a larger cookie. TIP: You can also top the cookie dough balls with mini M&M’s.