Add a festive touch to your holiday celebrations with our Christmas M&M Cookies. These cheerful treats combine the classic flavor of a soft, buttery cookie with the delightful crunch and vibrant colors of red and green M&M candies. Each bite bursts with chocolatey goodness, perfectly balanced by the rich, melt-in-your-mouth texture of the cookie dough. Perfect for holiday parties, cookie exchanges, or as a sweet gift, these cookies are a favorite with both kids and adults. The festive red and green M&Ms make them not only delicious but also visually appealing, bringing holiday cheer to any dessert table. Whether enjoyed with a glass of cold milk or a cup of hot cocoa, our Christmas M&M Cookies capture the spirit of the season in every bite. Treat yourself and your loved ones to a cookie that’s as delightful to look at as it is to eat – a holiday classic that brings joy and warmth to every celebration.
Step-by-step: How to make Christmas M&M cookies
Preheat the oven to 350°F / 177°C / Gas Mark 3. Line a large baking tray or 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Dry ingredients – In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt – Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, on medium speed, cream butter, and both white and brown sugars until almost light and fluffy.Pro tip – It is important to cream until the sugar has almost dissolved. Otherwise, the cookies will not spread much. Next, add the eggs, one at a time, followed by the vanilla extract and flour mixture.Pro tip – Once you add the flour, do not overmix as we do not want to activate the gluten in our flour.
Finally, add the M&M candy and fold them into the dough with a spatula to prevent them from breaking.Pro tip – This cookie dough can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or frozen for up to a month in freezer bags. Use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to drop balls of cookie dough onto the prepared baking tray, leaving enough space to spread. Add a few additional M&Ms on top if desired.Pro tip – time permitting, chill the cookie dough for at least 24 hours before baking.
Bake for 10 to 12 mins or until the edges are lightly golden brown. Cool on a cookie tray for 5 minutes. Then, transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely before you save them to an airtight container or cookie jar.Pro tip – I also like to add a few more M&Ms on top of the hot cookie.
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