M&M Christmas Cookies
Need a great Christmas chocolate chip cookie recipe? These M&M Christmas Cookies are the perfect cookie recipe for the holidays.
Equipment
- Glass Mixing Bowls Ideal for cooking and baking, and great for anything that needs to go into a microwave.
- Cookie Scoop Great for making uniform cookies and protein balls. Just scoop and roll!
- Silicone Baking Mats Fantastic for baking cookies! Allows even baking and cookies never stick to the pan.
- Sheet Pan These USA stainless steel sheet pans are ideal for baking cookies and great for one-pan meals!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup Christmas M&M candies or Regular M&M's
Instructions
- With a hand or stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugars. Add in the egg, egg yolk and vanilla. Mix together until completely incorporated and smooth.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt and baking soda.
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Batter will become very thick. Stir in the white and semi sweet chocolate chips and M&M's. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet(s) with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
- Using a cookie scoop, roll out balls of the refrigerated dough using your hands. Place on prepared baking sheets, arranging 12 cookies to a pan. Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown on the outside and set in the middle. Repeat with the remaining cookie dough.
- After baking, let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack for the cookies to cool completely to room temperature.Enjoy!
Notes
For additional color, feel free to add a few extra M&M's to the top of each baked cookie right after baking. Press into the soft, hot cookie for the M&M's to adhere to the cookie.
Storage: Store any leftover cookies at room temperature in an airtight container. Cookies will keep for 3-4 days at room temperature.
Freezing: Baked cookies can be frozen. Store in a freezer bag or container. Cookies will keep for up to 3 months frozen.
Freezing Cookie Dough: Fully mixed cookie dough can be frozen. Be sure to store in an airtight container or freezer bag. Dough will keep for up to 2 months frozen. When ready to bake, let dough thaw to room temperature before rolling into cookies. Bake as directed.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 199kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 2gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 178mgPotassium: 54mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 205IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 1mg
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