Soft Christmas M&M Cookies Recipe
Christmas M&M cookies bring joy and a splash of color to the holiday season! These soft Christmas cookies are loaded with chocolate chips, and studded with festive green and red M&M's, making them a festive treat that's perfect for any holiday party without any time-consuming decorating!
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (250g)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup salted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup milk chocolate chips
- 1½ cups red and green M&M's, divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Add the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar to a large mixing bowl or large bowl of an electric stand mixer. Cream the ingredients together until light and fluffy, using a hand mixer or the paddle attachment on a stand mixer.
- Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla. Mix until well combined. Scrape down the side of the bowl as needed.
- Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, mixing until just combined.
- Stir in 1 cup of M&M's and chocolate chips.
- Use a medium-sized cookie scoop, and scoop out the dough into balls, place them on the cookie sheet 1 inch apart. Use the remaining ½ cup of the M&M's and press them on top of the dough balls.
- Bake for 10-12 min. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a cooling rack for 5 min.
Notes
Storage & Make Ahead
- Make Ahead: You can freeze the dough for up to 3 months. Tightly wrap the dough with plastic wrap, place in a freezer bag or freezer-safe container, and store in the freezer. Thaw the dough on the counter for 30 minutes before scooping. Alternatively, flash-freeze the cookie dough balls on the baking tray and then transfer these to a freezer bag or freezer-safe container and store in the freezer. There's no need to thaw the dough balls, just bake them from the frozen, adding a couple of extra minutes to the baking time.
- Store: Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
- Freeze: Freeze in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months. Make sure the cookies have cooled completely before freezing.