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These Christmas M&M Cookies are soft, chewy, and full of chocolate chips and Christmas M&Ms. They are one of the best Holiday cookies you can make, and they make excellent gifts to give to neighbors and friends!
I bake like crazy leading up to Christmas. From Thanksgiving until the week of Christmas I am making treats and cookies and fudge with the kids.
They love it, and they definitely love to eat everything we make.
These Christmas M&M Cookies are so festive and fun. The kids love them, and so will everyone else.
How to make Christmas M&M Cookies:
Like almost every cookie recipe out there, you start the same way. Mix your sugars and wet ingredients together and whisk and mix your dry ingredients together.
Combine them both slowly with a stand mixer or hand mixer. Fold in your chocolate chips and M&Ms. You can chill for about 1 hour in the refrigerator.
Roll the dough into about 2-inch balls and place on the baking sheet. Bake for about 10 minutes, and then enjoy!
Ingredient Notes:
- Butter – unsalted butter that has been softened to room temperature.
- Brown Sugar – I used light brown sugar.
- Sugar – white table sugar.
- Egg – Let your eggs set out to get to room temperature.
- Vanilla Extract
- All-Purpose Flour
- Baking Soda
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips – milk chocolate works as well but will be much sweeter.
- Christmas Colored M&Ms – change the color for any holiday or occasion.
Directions:
Step One – Start by creaming together the butter and sugars in a stand mixer or use large bowl with a hand mixer.
Cream until light and fluffy then mx in egg and vanilla.
Step Two – Use a separate bowl and sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
Step Three – Slowly mix the wet and dry ingredients until combined.
Fold in all the chocolate chips and 1 cup of Christmas Colored M&M’s. Allow to chill for 1-2 hours in the fridge.
Step Four – Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray or a baking liner.
Step Five – Place even balls of dough onto the baking sheet (2-3 tbsp). Place all remaining Christmas Colored M&Ms on top of rolled cookie dough balls pressing them into the tops and side.
Step Six – Bake for 8-10 minutes and allow to set on the baking sheet for an additional 2-3 minutes before removing to a rack to cool completely.
Why do you chill cookie dough before baking?
Always chill the batter before baking. This way cookies will spread less, be in uniform size and more round shape.
Chilling allows the fats and oils to not spread and run during baking.
For perfect round shaped cookies:
Once cookies are baked, place a medium size cookie cutter or a round glass/mug on top of the cookie and swirl around a few times.
The more you swirl the smaller and thicker cookies will become.
Tips and FAQ:
Don’t Over-Bake: It’s important to not over bake your cookies. When you remove your cookie, they might not look done but they will continue to cook on the pan.
Don’t Over-Mix: Over mixing your cookies they could come out of the oven flat. Make sure to mix until just combined.
Freezing Cookie Dough: Place them on a sheet pan and into the freezer. This way they all freeze individually without getting stuck together.
Once they are frozen you can place them all in a large freezer bag together.
Baking Frozen Cookie Dough: Start by removing the cookie dough from your freezer.
Take out the cookie dough balls from the baggy and place on a baking dish to thaw.
Once the cookie dough is back to room temperature you can bake them according to directions.
Try some of my other Christmas Cookies:
Christmas Monster Cookies – These Christmas Monster Cookies are great for a fun festive Christmas cookie! They are loaded with oats, Christmas M&Ms, crushed pretzels, chocolate and white chocolate chips!
Christmas Sugar Cookies – These Christmas Sugar Cookies are whipped with cream cheese to make the perfect soft and fluffy sugar cookie.
Christmas Sprinkle Cookies – These Chocolate Christmas Sprinkle Cookies make the perfect Christmas cookie! Soft and gooey and full of Christmas cheer.
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Christmas M&M Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup Unsalted Butter, (softened)
- ½ cup Brown sugar
- ½ cup Sugar
- 1 large Egg, (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cup All-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon Baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon Baking powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cup Christmas Colored M&M’s, (divided)
Instructions
- Start by creaming together butter and sugars in a stand mixer or use large bowl with a hand mixer. Cream until light and fluffy then mx in egg and vanilla.
- Use a separate bowl and shift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Slowly mix the wet and dry ingredients until combined. Fold in all chocolate chips and 1 cup of Christmas Colored M&M’s. Allow to chill for 1-2 hours in the fridge.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray or a baking liner.
- Place even balls of dough onto the baking sheet (2-3 tbsp). Place all remaining Christmas Colored M&Ms on top of rolled cookie dough balls pressing them into the tops and side.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes and allow to set on the baking sheet for an additional 2-3 minutes before removing to a rack to cool completely.
