M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies (2024)

M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies are an easy and delicious treat loaded with chocolate chips and M&M’s. No chilling time required for these cookies that are ready in just minutes!

Nothing beats sinking your teeth into a chewy and soft chocolate chip unless you have one filled with M&M’s too! These M&M Chocolate Chips Cookies are always a favorite and a great treat for any occasion.

For more delicious cookies, be sure to try these Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies or Cannoli Cookies.

Why these M&M Cookies are the BEST!

This recipe for M&M Chocolate Chip cookies is truly a recipe perfected! I have been making these for years and they come our perfect everytime.

What makes these cookies so special are that they only use brown sugar. By only using brown sugar, the cookie comes out chewier and more puffy than cookies made with white sugar.

These cookies are filled with both chocolate chips and M&M’s candies. The combination gives the cookie a crunchy and sweet bite that’s extra fun!

Both kids and adult love M&M cookies. They are the perfect little treat to have on hand. You can change up the colors of the M&M’s like in my or these fan-favorite 4th of July cookies!

Ingredients

To make M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies you will need: flour, brown sugar, butter, chocolate chips, M&M’s candies, vanilla, eggs, salt, and baking soda.

• Butter: here, I use unsalted room temperature butter. If you only have salted butter, just omit the salt from the recipe.
• Flour: just use regular all purpose flour. To make gluten free, substitute a cup-for-cup brand of gluten free flour.
• Chocolate Chips: to keep the cookies from being overly sweet, I like to use semi-sweet chocolate chips. But milk chocolate work too.
• M&M’s Candies: I love the sweet crunch you get from the M&M’s in these cookies. You can use Mini M&M’s if you have them.

How to Make M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is a truly simple and delicious recipe that comes together fast. You can make the batter ahead of time and roll into balls. Just refrigerate or freeze until ready to use.

To start, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick cooking mat and set aside.

Step 1: make the batter. Start by using a handheld mixer to beat together the butter and brown sugar until creamy. Then, mix in the eggs and vanilla. To the same bowl, add in the baking soda, salt, and flour. Mix until just combined.

Step 2: add in the chocolate chips and M&M’s. I like to save a few of the M&M’s to press into the tops of the cookies before baking, but you can add them all in at this time if you’d like.

Step 3: use a rubber spatula to mix in the chocolate chips and M&M’s. Be sure to get the sides of the bowl and bottom to ensure that everything is well combined.

Step 4: use a cookie scoop to measure out one-inch balls of batter and place on lined baking sheet. Press in additional M&M’s (optional).

Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes or until just turning golden brown. Be careful no to over bake the cookies; you want them kind of doughy when you take them out of the oven.

Let the cookies cool on baking pan for 5 minutes before moving to cooling rack to cool completely.

Recipe Tips

• Use room temperature butter so that it mixes evenly with the dough.
• Lightly pack the brown sugar in the measuring cups to get the correct amount of sugar.
• Make the cookies festive by using whatever color M&M’s are in season.
• Press additional M&M’s into the top of the cookie prior to baking. To prevent the colors bleeding, you can press the M&M’s into the cookies immediately after taking them out of the oven.
• Store cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week or freeze for up to a month.

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