These Christmas M&M Cookies are perfect for any Christmas cookie exchange or holiday party. They’re chewy, packed with chocolate chips and M&M candies, and are sure to disappear quickly.

If you’re looking for more Christmas cookies, be sure to try these festive Fruitcake Cookies. You’ll also love our Gingerbread Men Cookies and our Candy Cane Cookies too.

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Easy Christmas M&M Cookies

Whether you are heading out to a holiday party or staying home for the holidays, these Christmas M&M cookies are a great way to celebrate the holidays. They’re easy to throw together and you can even freeze the dough super far ahead of time if you know you’ll be busy.

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Around the holidays, you shouldn’t have too much trouble getting your hands on red and green M&Ms. But, if you don’t see any in the stores you can always order them online.

And if you hadn’t guessed already, you can absolutely use this recipe to make chocolate chip cookies with different colored M&Ms for any occasion that you can imagine. You can even buy single colors in bulk, or mix and match. If you’re looking for more Christmas Cookies, check out our favorite cookies to add to a Christmas Cookie Board.

Ingredients You Will Need

Butter – use unsalted, room-temperature butter.
Sugar – regular white granulated sugar.
Brown Sugar – we like to use light brown sugar for this recipe.
Eggs – any kind of large eggs will work. It’s best if they are at room temperature so that they don’t “shock” the butter when you add them.
Baking Powder and Baking Soda – the combination of these two ingredients helps the cookies to rise and stay nice and soft.
Flour – we use all-purpose flour for this recipe.
Chocolate Chips – we love to use Guittard brand dark or semi sweet chocolate chips.
M&Ms – during the fall or winter, you should be able to find Christmas M&Ms at the grocery store. But, if you have trouble you can easily order them online or use any other type of red and green chocolate candies.

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How To Make Christmas M&Ms Cookies

Make the dough. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter, sugar and brown sugar using the paddle attachment for about 3-5 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Slowly add the eggs, vanilla extract and salt and mix on low to combine. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the baking powder, baking soda and flour. Mix until combined, then add the flour mixture to the butter and sugar mixture. Mix on low speed until combined, scraping the bottom and the sides of the bowl as necessary. Add the chocolate chips and M&Ms and mix on low just until combined. Do not overmix!
Scoop the cookies. Using a small ice cream scoop, or a spoon, scoop 2″ balls and place onto an ungreased or parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 9-11 minutes, or until lightly golden brown and set around the edges.
Cool. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely. Enjoy!

Variations

Red White and Blue M&M Peanut Butter Cookies – add M&Ms to our favorite Peanut Butter Cookies recipe. Yum!
Red White and Blue M&M Cookie
Cookie Bars- make the dough as directed then press gently into a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake for about 18-20 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
Switch up the candies. You can use any other types of red white and blue candies or sprinkles that you can find without making any other adjustments to the recipe.

Storing And Freezing Instructions

Baked cookies: Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days at room temperature, or up to 5 days in the refrigerator.
Freezing cookie dough: The easiest way is to make and scoop the dough as directed, then place onto a baking tray and freeze for at least 30 minutes. Once rock hard, transfer to freezer bags and store for up to 3 months. To bake, just pull the cookies out onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and preheat your oven for at least 30 minutes. Bake as directed, adding an extra minute or two to the total time.
Freezing baked cookies: You can also freeze baked cookies for up to 3 months if you happen to have a lot left over. You should freeze them in an airtight container separated by layers of parchment paper and thaw them either in the fridge or at room temperature.

These Christmas M&Ms Cookies take our favorite chocolate chip cookie and dress it up for the holidays. They’re perfectly chewy, packed full of chocolate chips and M&M candies and are sure to disappear fast.