If you're looking for the best M&M Cookies, this is the recipe for you. These homemade cookies are soft and chewy, soft and chewy M&M Cookies. So delicious!

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The Best M&M Cookies Recipe
Best M and M Cookies Ingredients
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Tips for Making M&M Cookies
Recipe Variations for M&M Cookies
Storing and Freezing
The Best M&M Cookies
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The Best M&M Cookies Recipe

This M&M Cookie recipe is my favorite cookie recipe to make when I need to make cookies for a bake sale or potluck dinner. They're soft, chewy, colorful, and always a crowd pleaser.

You can feel free to get a little creative and add in different types of nuts, M&M flavors, dried fruit, or chocolate chips. No matter what, this is the best M and M cookie recipe hands down.

This homemade cookie recipe is an m&m cookie recipe easy enough for kids to help make.

Best M and M Cookies Ingredients

Butter: You can use either salted or unsalted butter - just be sure to skip the margarine. Cookies with margarine just don't have the same flavor. Also, be sure to use room temperature butter when baking.
Sugar: Just the regular 'ol granulated white sugar works great. You can use coconut sugar or some other substitution in a healthier version of a chocolate chip cookie for this recipe, just the regular white granulated sugar will do.
Brown sugar: You can use dark brown sugar if that's all you have on hand, It makes the color a little deeper and the taste a little richer but light brown sugar is what you're looking for here too.
Eggs: Large eggs work great. When baking, it's almost always better to use eggs are room temperature. Why should eggs be room temperature warm when baking? Cold eggs could re-harden the fat, making the batter appear curdled or lumpy and it could possibly affect the texture of the baked product.
Vanilla Flavoring: Using the real deal vanilla extract will give your cookies a lot of depth in flavor.
Flour: You can use regular all-purpose flour for this recipe.
Sea Salt: I like using the Himalayan sea salt in my recipes. It has more minerals in it than iodized salt. It's also delicious to give the ball of cookie dough just a little sprinkle of salt before baking. Delicious!
Baking Soda & Baking Powder: Regular baking soda and regular baking powder work great for this recipe too.
M&M's: You know the drill. Make 'em cute. Use your favorite M & M candy to make a fun and festive treat any time of the year! Mini M&Ms would also work great.

chocolate m&m cookies on a cooking rack, could use this to make mini m&m cookies recipe too.

How to Make Homemade M&M Cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and white sugar till light and fluffy. Add the eggs, vanilla, and salt. Mix together.
In a separate large bowl, combine the baking powder, baking soda, and flour. Mix until combined.
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture. mix until combined. Add the M&M's and mix until combined.
Drop by 2" balls on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until golden grown on the edges.
Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring the cookies to cooling racks. Enjoy!

the Best homemade m and m cookies on a baking sheet

Tips for Making M&M Cookies

In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and white sugar till light and fluffy. Add the eggs, vanilla, and salt. Mix together.
In a separate large bowl, combine the baking powder, baking soda, and flour. Mix until combined.
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture. mix until combined. Add the M&M's and mix until combined.
Drop by 2" balls on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until golden grown on the edges.
Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring the cookies to cooling racks. Enjoy!

Recipe Variations for M&M Cookies

Peanut Butter M&M Cookies: Incorporate creamy or crunchy peanut butter into the cookie dough for a delicious combination with the colorful M&Ms.
Double Chocolate M&M Cookies: Add cocoa powder or melted chocolate to the cookie dough along with M&Ms.
Oatmeal M&M Cookies: Mix rolled oats into the cookie dough for a hearty texture, and fold in M&Ms for bursts of sweetness.
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut M&M Cookies: Combine white chocolate chips, chopped macadamia nuts, and M&Ms for a tropical and sweet cookie experience.
Trail Mix M&M Cookies: Incorporate a mix of nuts, seeds, and dried fruits (such as raisins or dried cranberries) along with M&Ms for a trail mix-inspired cookie.
Coconut M&M Cookies: Fold in shredded coconut into the cookie dough along with M&Ms for a tropical and chewy texture.

Storing and Freezing

Room Temperature: If you want to store the cookies already baked, just place them in a container with a lid. They will stay fresh for a few days.
Make-ahead- You can make the cookie dough ahead of time. It will last in the fridge for a couple of weeks in an airtight container.
Freezer- Like most cookie doughs, this dough can be frozen and baked at a later date. Simply scoop into balls and place on a parchment-lined pan and freeze until solid. Once frozen, remove from the cookie sheet and place in a freezer bag. They can be stored in the freezer for 3-4 months. You can also store the cookie dough in small Tupperware containers. When you know you're ready to bake the cookies, take the dough out of the freezer and thaw in the fridge for 24 hours before you need it.
To Bake Frozen Cookie Dough Balls: Defrost for an hour or two in the fridge and bake as directed. If the dough is very cold, you may need to add a minute or two of cook time.

The Best M&M Cookies

If you're looking for the best M&M Cookies, this is the recipe for you. These are soft and chewy, homemade M and M Cookies. So delicious!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

cooling 5

Total Time 20

Servings people

Calories 199kcal

Ingredients

1 cup Butter room tempreture
1 cup Sugar granulated
1 cup Brown Sugar light brown
2 large Eggs
2 teaspoon Vanilla
¾ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 large Bag M & M's
3 cups Flour all-purpose

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and white sugar till light and fluffy. Add the eggs, vanilla, and salt. Mix together.
In a separate large bowl, combine the baking powder, baking soda, and flour. Mix until combined.
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture. mix until combined. Add the M&M's and mix until combined.
Drop by 2" balls on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until golden grown on the edges.
Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring the cookies to cooling racks. Enjoy!