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Oatmeal M&M Cookie

I love oatmeal cookies and these Oatmeal M&M Cookie are some of the best. Loaded with M&M candies and chewy and soft when baked. 
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time27 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Oatmeal M&M Cookie
Servings: 24 cookies
Author: Jennie Duncan

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups quick oats
  • 1 cup M&Ms

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F. Prepare a cooking sheet with non-stick cooking spray or parchment paper and set aside.
  • Cream together melted (and slightly cooled) butter with sugar and brown sugar in a stand mixer or in a large bowl with a hand mixer until well combined. Next beat in vanilla, cinnamon, egg, and egg yolk. Beat together for 2-3 minutes until smooth and creamy.
  • In a separate bowl sift together flour, salt, and baking soda. Slowly mix this with your wet ingredients until well combined. Last fold in oats and M&Ms.
  • Roll out balls of dough and place them on your prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Allow cooling for 3-4 minutes on the baking sheet before moving it to a cooling rack.

Notes

  • Tip: I allow my butter to cool slightly so when I add my egg the hot butter does not start to cook my egg. 
  • Tip: I add a few more M&Ms to the top of my rolled cookies to make them pretty but it's not necessary. 
Additional Cookie Tips:
  1. Use parchment paper on your baking sheet as it will provide a buffer layer between the cookie and the metal pan. This will allow the sugars of the  M & M candies to not burn if any of them are directly touching the pan.
  2. I used Quick Oats on this recipes as I wanted a softer, chewier cookie. If you use Original Old Fashioned Oats you will have a thicker more dense cookie. Quick Oats are softer and take on some of the oil and liquids better when baking making them softer.
  3. Use 1 tablespoon of Molasses as an additional sweetener if you want your cookies to have an Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookie flavor.

Nutrition

Calories: 208kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 84mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 217IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg