Christmas M&M Cookies

Big, soft bakery-style M&M cookies filled with festive red and green candy - this is the PERFECT Christmas cookie!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Christmas, cookies

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 17

Total Time 27

Servings

Calories 359kcal

Author Stacey aka the Soccer Mom

Cost $10

Equipment

Mixing bowls
Cookie sheet
Parchment paper
Stand mixer

Ingredients

3 1/3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 teaspoons cornstarch
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup cold butter cubed
2/3 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 egg yolks
1 egg
1 cup Christmas M&Ms

Instructions

Whisk together dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
In a separate bowl, mix together butter and both sugars, until just mixed and most of butter has blended, but don’t over mix the butter. You want the butter to remain as cold as possible.
Mix in the rest of the wet ingredients.
Mix half of the dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients. Once that is incorporated, mix in the rest.
Toss the M&Ms in a little bit of flour.
Fold the M&Ms into the cookie dough.
Portion out 6 Tablespoons worth of dough per cookie onto a lined baking sheet, leaving plenty of space between each one. We did 4-5 cookies per pan.
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 17 minutes.

Notes

Nutrition information is an estimate only.

Pro Tip: Press extra holiday M&Ms on top before baking for picture-perfect cookies.
Yield: Makes about 16 large bakery-style cookies.
Storage: Store in an airtight container at room temp 4–5 days, or freeze baked cookies up to 3 months. Thaw before serving.
Variations: Add ½ cup chopped dark chocolate for extra richness.
Chilling: Chill dough at least 3 hours (or overnight) to keep cookies thick and prevent spreading.
Make Ahead: Freeze dough balls up to 2 months; bake from frozen, adding 1–2 minutes to bake time.

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