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Classic M&M Cookie Recipe

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Classic M&M Cookie Recipe. These super soft cookies are packed with M&M candies making them the ultimate cookie recipe! 

Stack of M&M Cookies on a white plate

You guys.

I really hate to brag, but I have officially found the BEST soft and chewy M&M Cookie Recipe.

It has everything. Soft and chewy center… Slightly crisp exterior… Colorful candies. They practically melt in your mouth. Get ready to pour a tall glass of milk and dive head first into this incredible cookie recipe!

Recipe Features:

  • Soft and Chewy: This cookie is soft, chewy, and perfect.
  • Freezer Friendly: You can easily freeze this recipe as a baked cookie or dough!
  • Make Ahead: Make the dough 2 to 4 days in advance and keep stored in the refrigerator.
Soft and Chewy M&M Cookie on a white plate with candies

What you’ll need:

I should also mention, this is an incredible base recipe. Substitute the M&M candies with chocolate chips. Mix in some crushed cookies. Or even try a spoon full of peanut butter. You can not go wrong with any addition!

The best part about these BEST M&M cookies has to be the simple ingredients. Most are pantry staples which means you won’t need to run to the store!

  • Flour
  • Baking soda
  • Salt
  • Granulated sugar
  • Brown sugar
  • Butter
  • Eggs
  • Vanilla
  • Candy coated chocolate candies

Step by Step Instructions:

  1. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium sized bowl. Set aside. 
  2. Combine the two sugars and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer. Mix on low until fully incorporated and fluffy. Stir in your eggs and vanilla.
  3. Add your dry ingredients to the bowl of wet ingredients. Mix until your dough starts to form. Fold in 3/4 cups of your candies. 
  4. Chill dough for 30 minutes.
  5. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line cookie sheets with parchment paper. 
  6. Roll your dough into 1″ rounds. Place 2 inches apart on your prepared baking trays. Press additional candies onto the tops of each cookie.
  7. Bake 8-10 minutes or just until the edges start to lightly brown. 
M&M Cookie Recipe stacked on table

Tips and FAQs:

Tips for making soft and chewy cookies:

  1. Slow down. You want to keep your mixer on low speed. I know it can be tempting to speed things up but you do not want to heat the butter too much.
  2. Try to use room temperature ingredients. For this recipe, specifically, you need to make sure that the butter and eggs are left out of the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.
  3. Chill your dough. All of that mixing can cause the butter to spread. Giving the dough a little time to relax and firm up helps hold things together.

How to freeze M&M cookie dough:

Yes! This tip is probably one of my all-time favorites. We are a family of three, which means we wouldn’t be able to eat 24 cookies before they go bad.

Ok, so maybe we could eat them, but we shouldn’t.

SO I freeze the dough!  My favorite method is to scoop and roll the dough into 1″ rounds. Place them onto a cookie tray and flash freeze for 20 minutes.

From there, I transfer them into a labeled freezer safe zip top bag. When we are ready to enjoy, I simply bake as directed in a preheated oven!

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Classic M&M Cookies

Created by: Jesseca

Course Desserts
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
24 cookies
Classic M&M Cookie Recipe. These super soft cookies are packed with M&M candies making them the ultimate cookie recipe! 
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Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 -3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup butter room temperature
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 cups M&M candies divided

Instructions

  • Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium sized bowl. Set aside. 
  • Combine the two sugars and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer. Mix on low until fully incorporated and fluffy. Stir in your eggs and vanilla.
  • Add your dry ingredients to the bowl of wet ingredients. Mix until your dough starts to form. Fold in 3/4 cups of your candies. 
  • Chill dough for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line cookie sheets with parchment paper. 
  • Roll your dough into 1" rounds. Place 2 inches apart on your prepared baking trays. Press additional candies onto the tops of each cookie.
  • Bake 8-10 minutes or just until the edges start to lightly brown. 

Notes

  • Slow down. You want to keep your mixer on low speed. I know it can be tempting to speed things up but you do not want to heat the butter too much.
  • Try to use room temperature ingredients. For this recipe, specifically, you need to make sure that the butter and eggs are left out of the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.
  • Chill your dough. All of that mixing can cause the butter to spread. Giving the dough a little time to relax and firm up helps hold things together.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 235kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 176mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g

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  1. v e says

    November 23, 2019

    baking soda or baking flour ?

    Reply
    • Jesseca says

      November 23, 2019

      Sorry, I think I’m not fully understanding the question. This recipe calls for both flour and baking soda.

      Reply
    • Diane Reis says

      December 22, 2020

      @Jesseca, You list baking soda as one of the ingredients in the recipe but below in the instructions, you mention baking powder. I’m using baking soda only. Hope that’s correct. Thank you.

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      • Jesseca says

        December 29, 2020

        Thank you for catching that mistake. It should be baking soda. That was a typo. I’ll fix this!

  2. Pamela says

    May 30, 2019

    5 stars
    These are classic, simple cookies with a lovely texture and taste amazing. My family loves them

    Reply
    • Jesseca says

      May 31, 2019

      Thank you, Pamela!

      Reply
  3. Carli says

    January 12, 2019

    5 stars
    These turned out great. Made them with my niece. She couldn’t stop eating the dough. The end result was a fluffy candy filled cookie. Will make again.

    Reply

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