Add these amazing Soft & Chewy M&M Cookies to your Christmas baking list!
These fun and festive cookies could not be easier for holiday inspiration with all those jolly red and green M&M's
Add in green and red sprinkles for a full Christmas funfetti cookie effect with your M&M's for some added joy!
Literally, you could have these in your paws in 20 minutes or less! So easy to whip up, even for beginning bakers and it's a spin off on my Soft Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies! Pure Nirvana!
Cookie Sizes
- I made medium and large cookies, so if you make large (¼ cup), you'll only get about 12 pretty large cookies.
- If you make medium, using a medium scoop, (1 ½ tablespoons), you'll get 3" size, 18-20 cookies or so.
As you would expect, these M&M Christmas Cookies will make the Christmas holiday extra special. Make them & give them to friends and family in a pretty tin as a gift or they are great for cookie exchanges! Party trays and Santa too!
Ingredients You'll Need:
- butter
- brown sugar
- white sugar
- egg
- vanilla extract
- flour
- baking soda
- salt
- Red and Green M&M candies
How to Make M&M Christmas Cookies Recipe
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place parchment paper on top of baking sheets, set aside or place on ungreased baking sheets.
- Add butter to a microwave dish and microwave for 25 seconds or more until butter is partially melted, like ½ of the butter should appear melted while the other half still looks like a melted butter stick.
- Add the brown sugar and white sugar to a large mixing bowl with the partially melted butter and stir well to combine.
- Then, beat in the egg and vanilla until just combined.
- Add in the flour, baking soda, and salt and mix until just combined.
- Add in the candies by hand, saving a few to press onto the tops of the cookie dough, if you wish.
- Use a large cookie scoop (3 tablespoons) to scoop out 12 cookies or use a medium sized cookie scoop (1 ½ tablespoons) for 18-20 cookies and arrange them evenly on baking sheet .
- Bake for 10 minutes for medium sized cookies and 13-15 minutes for larger cookies. Cookies will still be slightly underdone when you remove them from the oven. Make sure not to overbake for soft and chewy cookies. Cookies will not spread much while baking.
- Let sit on baking sheet for 5 minutes before eating. Allow cookies to cool completely before storing in an air-tight container for up to 4-5 days.
These M&M Christmas Cookies are so delish! Time to get a-baking, gifting and eating delicious cookies! Don't forget the Easy Hot Chocolate Bombs!
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- Christmas Cowboy Cookies
- Soft Batch Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Birthday Cake Cookies
- M&M Pretzel Bars
- Fudgy Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
- M&M Marshmallow Bars
- Best No Chill Sugar Cookies
- Grinch Sugar Cookies
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Soft & Chewy M&M Christmas Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ⅔ cup flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ to 1 cup red and green M&M candies or candies preferred
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place parchment paper on top of baking sheets, set aside or place on ungreased baking sheets.
- Add butter to a microwave dish and microwave for 25 seconds or more until butter is partially melted, like ½ of the butter should appear melted while the other half still looks like a melted butter stick.
- Add the brown sugar and white sugar to a large mixing bowl with the partially melted butter and stir well to combine.
- Then, beat in the egg and vanilla until just combined.
- Add in the flour, baking soda, and salt and mix until just combined.
- Add in the candies by hand, saving a few to press onto the tops of the cookie dough, if you wish.
- Use a large cookie scoop (3 tablespoons) to scoop out 12 cookies or use a medium sized cookie scoop (1 ½ tablespoons) for 18-20 cookies and arrange them evenly on baking sheet .
- Bake for 10 minutes for medium sized cookies and 13-15 minutes for larger cookies. Cookies will still be slightly underdone when you remove them from the oven. Make sure not to overbake for soft and chewy cookies. Cookies will not spread much while baking.
- Let sit on baking sheet for 5 minutes before eating. Allow cookies to cool completely before storing in an air-tight container for up to 4-5 days.
Recipe adapted from M&M Easter Cookies
Kim Lange says
Thank you Ben!!
Ben | Havocinthekitchen says
Sweet, festive, fun, delicious, and super easy to make - that's how Christmas cookies should be like! And this recipe perfectly fits the bill 🙂