M&M Cookies
My M&M cookies are a long-time family favorite. They are big, chewy cookies with tons of M&M candies. They can be made for any holiday or season with any plain M&M candy. I love to make them at Christmas time but they are fun to make for Valentines Day, Easter or just because you are craving a delicious cookie! They come together quickly, are easy to make, and taste soooo good warm and fresh from the oven. If you’ve never had an M&M cookie you will definitely want to try them!
Ingredients needed to make M&M Cookies:
- 1 cup shortening (butter flavor or regular) or you may substitute real butter. I love the texture of the cookies made with shortening.
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp water
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 10 oz package plain M&M’s
How to make M&M Cookies:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream the shortening, brown sugar and granulated sugar together in a large mixing bowl.
- Beat in the eggs, vanilla extract and water until mixture is creamy.
- In separate medium bowl whisk flour, baking soda and salt together.
- Add half of the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and mix with stand or hand mixer. Mix in the other half of the dry ingredients.
- Fold M&M’s into the batter.
- Using a medium cookie scoop place cookie batter on an ungreased cookie sheet or you can use a silicone baking mat.
- Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes or until they are golden brown.
- Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 1-2 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.
- Store cookies in an airtight container for 5-7 days.
- These cookies freeze well for up to 3 months in a ziplock bag or freezer container.
Other yummy cookie recipes to make:
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
M&M Cookies
My M&M cookies are a long-time family favorite. They are big, chewy cookies with tons of M&M candies. Easy to make with simple ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening (butter flavor or plain) or you may substitute real butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 10 oz package plain M&M's any color
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream the shortening, brown sugar and granulated sugar together in a large mixing bowl.
- Beat in the eggs, vanilla extract and water until mixture is creamy.
- In separate medium bowl whisk flour, baking soda and salt together.
- Add half of the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and mix with stand or hand mixer. Mix in the other half of the dry ingredients.
- Fold M&M's into the batter.
- Using a medium cookie scoop place cookie batter on an ungreased cookie sheet or you can use a silicone baking mat.
- Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes or until they are golden brown.
- Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 1-2 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.