The Best M&M Cookies

Sweet, fluffy and chock full of milk chocolate M&M's, these sugar cookies are the ultimate treat and great for sharing. Use holiday M&Ms to make these a dessert for Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Independence Day, Christmas and more!

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 12

Total Time 32

Servings cookies

Calories 143kcal

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter softened
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup dark brown sugar
2 eggs at room temperature
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 ¼ cups milk chocolate M&M's

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat.
In the bowl of a stand mixer (or a large with a hand mixer), cream the softened butter, granulated sugar and dark brown sugar together until light and fluffy, about 5-6 minutes.
Add the eggs to the batter, and measure in the vanilla extract. Beat until smooth.
Next, measure the flour, baking powder and salt into the bowl. Start blending on a low speed, then turn up the speed until the batter is smooth and combined.
Measure in the M&M's (and any other additions you might want to add like mini chocolate chips, etc.) Stir them into the batter using a rubber spatula.
Use a cookie scoop to scoop the cookies onto the prepared baking sheet, giving about 2" of space between each one so the dough can spread as it bakes. Press a few additional M&M's on to the tops of the cookies.
Bake for 12-13 minutes, or until the cookies are set, and remove from the oven.
Cool on a wire cooling rack, and then enjoy!

Notes

I used a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop to make these cookies, and the recipe yielded 38 total cookies. If you use a smaller scoop or a larger one, you will have a different number of cookies in the end.

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