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This Christmas M&M Cookies recipe makes large, and thin cookies, with crisp edges, chewy centers, and Christmas-themed M&M’s throughout. Enjoy these classic cookies for the Christmas season or whenever you get a craving! (makes about 22 cookies)
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Christmas M&M Cookies
Hi Everyone, these Christmas M&M Cookies are large, and thin, with crisp edges, chewy centers, and Christmas-themed M&M’s throughout.
These cookies remind me of the large M&M cookies that I used to get at the mall when I was a kid in the 80s and 90s.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), at room temperature
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated, white sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 1/2 teaspoons imitation vanilla or the same amount of pure vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spoon and leveled)
- 1 teaspoon iodized salt or the same amount of kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups Milk Chocolate M&M’s Chocolate Candies in Christmas colors of red & green, if you want, and if it’s easier, you can use 1 bag (10 ounces bag which has 1 1/2 cups)
Kitchen Tools
- measuring spoons & cups
- rimmed baking sheet
- stand mixer
- parchment paper or silicone baking mat
- wire cooling rack
How to Make Christmas M&M Cookies
Step 1
Preparation: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees Celcius). Line a rimmed baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
Step 2
Cream the butter & sugar: In a stand mixer, add the unsalted butter and then the sugar, and using the paddle attachment, cream the ingredients together. Add the 2 eggs and vanilla extract and mix them together.
Step 3
Mix the dry ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, add the all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder and whisk together.
Add the flour mixture into the butter-sugar mixture in 4-5 parts, mixing in between. Gently fold in half the Christmas (red & green) M&M’s.
Reserve the remaining M&M’s to put on top of the dough balls before baking.
Step 4
Scoop the cookie dough: Using a large cookie scoop (3 tablespoons), scoop the cookies and place the dough balls 6 on a baking sheet (these cookies do spread quite a bit). If the cookie dough is hard to manage, you can refrigerate it for 5-10 minutes at a time. This recipe should make about 22 cookies (5-inch wide) total (if using a 3 tablespoons cookie scoop). Place 9-11 M&M’s on top of each dough ball before baking.
Step 5
Bake the cookies: Bake, in a preheated oven, for 12-14 minutes for a soft cookie with crisp edges; Bake for 14-16 minutes for a crisp cookie. After baking, allow the cookies to be set up on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before moving to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling. If you move them before, because this cookie recipe is very thin, they could break easily. Enjoy these delicious cookies!
Recipe Notes
- Make sure the butter and other ingredients are at room temperature before starting the recipe.
- We place 9-11 Christmas M&Ms on top of each cookie before baking
- Please note, these cookies spread quite a bit, they are thin and chewy or crisp if you choose to bake them longer, giving enough space for them to spread, we bake them in 6 evenly-spaced, dough balls on a regular-size rimmed baking sheet.
- Cook Times: Bake for 12-14 minutes for a soft cookie with crisp edges; Bake for 14-16 minutes for a crisp cookie.
- Makes about 22 cookies (5-inch wide) total (if using a 3 tablespoons cookie scoop)
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Recipe Attribution
- This recipe is inspired by “Perfect Christmas M&M Cookies” by Gaby Dalkin
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Christmas M&M Cookies
This Christmas M&M Cookies recipe is large, and thin, with crisp edges, chewy centers, and Christmas-themed M&M's throughout. Enjoy these classic cookies for the Christmas season or whenever you get a craving! (makes about 22 cookies)
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), at room temperature
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated, white sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 1/2 teaspoons imitation vanilla or the same amount of pure vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spoon and leveled)
- 1 teaspoon iodized salt or the same amount of kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups Milk Chocolate M&M’s Chocolate Candies in Christmas colors of red & green, if you want, and if it’s easier, you can use 1 bag (10 ounces bag which has 1 1/2 cups)
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees Celcius). Line a rimmed baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
- Cream the butter & sugar: In a stand mixer, add the unsalted butter and then the sugar, and using the paddle attachment, cream the ingredients together. Add the 2 eggs and vanilla extract and mix them together.
- Mix the dry ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, add the all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder and whisk together. Add the flour mixture into the butter-sugar mixture in 4-5 parts, mixing in between. Gently fold in half the Christmas (red & green) M&M's. Reserve the remaining M&M's to put on top of the dough balls before baking.
- Scoop the cookie dough: Using a large cookie scoop (3 tablespoons), scoop the cookies and place the dough balls 6 on a baking sheet (these cookies do spread quite a bit). If the cookie dough is hard to manage, you can refrigerate it for 5-10 minutes at a time. This recipe should make about 22 cookies (5-inch wide) total (if using a 3 tablespoons cookie scoop). Place 9-11 M&M's on top of each dough ball before baking.
- Bake the cookies: Bake, in a preheated oven, for 12-14 minutes for a soft cookie with crisp edges; Bake for 14-16 minutes for a crisp cookie. After baking, allow the cookies to be set up on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before moving to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling. If you move them before, because this cookie recipe is very thin, they could break easily. Enjoy these delicious cookies!
Notes
- Make sure the butter and other ingredients are at room temperature before starting the recipe.
- We place 9-11 Christmas M&Ms on top of each cookie before baking
- Please note, these cookies spread quite a bit, they are thin and chewy or crisp if you choose to bake them longer, giving enough space for them to spread, we bake them in 6 evenly-spaced, dough balls on a regular-size rimmed baking sheet.
- Cook Times: Bake for 12-14 minutes for a soft cookie with crisp edges; Bake for 14-16 minutes for a crisp cookie.
- Makes about 22 cookies (5-inch wide) total (if using a 3 tablespoons cookie scoop)
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 22 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 274Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 214mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 1gSugar: 27gProtein: 3g
Please note that the Calculated Nutrition is an estimate at best. If you make this recipe and love it, remember to stop back and give it a 5-star rating – it helps others find the recipe!
- Recipe photographed: 1/1/2023
- First published: 1/26/2023
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