Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies

Recipe updated: April 5th, 2024

These chocolate chip M&M cookies are to die for, they are that good! With tons of M&M candies and mini chocolate chips in each cookie, you get a sweet crunch in every bite.

They are chewy cookies that are crispy on the outside with soft centers on the inside, and are wonderful with a nice tall glass of cold milk, just like our amazing ranger cookies, dark chocolate cookies, and these amazing cream cheese sprinkle cookies.

🍪 Key Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups of M&M candies
• 1 and 1/2 cups of light brown sugar – firmly packed
• 1 and 1/2 cups of semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
• 1 cup of granulated sugar
• 2 sticks of unsalted butter – softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of table salt

📑 How to Make Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies

These step-by-step instructions are accompanied by detailed photos for enhanced clarity and guidance.

Step 1. Preheat the Oven

Heat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Take note that not all ovens are the same. With that said, you may have to adjust the cooking time and temperature of your oven if it cooks at a lower or higher heat than ours.

Step 2. Prepare the Dry Ingredients

In a large bowl, stir 4 cups of all purpose flour together with 1 teaspoon of baking powder, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, and 1 teaspoon of salt. Set the flour mixture aside until later.

Step 3. Soften the Butter

Make room temperature butter by taking 2 sticks of cold butter out of the refrigerator and let it sit on the countertop for about 15 minutes, or, you can put the butter in a small bowl that is safe for the microwave, then melt it for 40 seconds until the butter starts to soften.

Step 4. Prepare the Wet Ingredients

In another large bowl, add the melted butter together with 1 cup of granulated sugar, and 1 and 1/2 cups of light brown sugar.

Tip: If you prefer, you can use an electric mixer instead of mixing the cookie dough by hand with a spatula. Start out on low speed and gradually increase to medium-high speed.

Step 5. Combine the Wet Ingredients

Mix the butter, sugar, and light brown sugar until well blended. Be sure to scrape the sides of the bowl.

Step 6. Add Eggs and Vanilla

Put 2 eggs and 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract together with the softened butter, sugar, and light brown sugar.

Step 7. Blend together the Wet Ingredients

Stir the eggs and vanilla extract with the softened butter, sugar, and light brown sugar until all is well blended.

Step 8. Add Flour Mixture

Gradually add the flour mixture we set aside earlier together with the eggs, vanilla extract, softened butter, sugar, and light brown sugar.

Step 9. Stir in the Flour Mixture

Mix the flour mixture together with the eggs, softened butter, vanilla extract, sugar, and light brown sugar until well blended.

Step 10. Add the M&M Candy and Mini Chocolate Chips

Add 2 cups of M&M candies and 1 and 1/2 cups of mini semi-sweet chocolate chips together with the flour mixture, eggs, vanilla extract, softened butter, sugar, and light brown sugar.

Step 11. Mix the Ingredients Well

Stir the M&M candies and mini chocolate chips together with the flour mixture, eggs, vanilla extract, softened butter, sugar, and light brown sugar until thoroughly mixed.

Step 12. Place Parchment Paper and Cookie Dough on a Baking Sheet

Line a baking sheet (also known as a cookie sheet) with parchment paper. If you don’t have any parchment paper, spray the baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray. After that is done, scoop out some cookie dough balls one at a time and place them on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart.

If you have a cookie scooper, that works very well to scoop out the cookie dough. Slightly press two or three additional M&M candies on the top of the cookie dough balls after you place them on the cookie sheet and before baking them.

Step 13. Bake the Cookies

Slide the first batch of cookies into the oven and bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 11 minutes, or just until there is a little bit of light golden brown on the cookies. But equally important, do not over bake.

After the bake time is done, remove the cookies from the oven. Leave the baked cookies on the cookie sheet for about 1 to 2 minutes. Cookies still cook for a bit when left on the cookie sheet right out of the oven, hence the “do not over bake” rule. And also, they are softer at this time and can break apart trying to get them off of the cookie sheet. After the cookies cool, they become firmer, and that’s normal.

Step 14. Let the Cookies Cool

Slide a flat spatula under each cookie and transfer them from the cookie sheet over to the cooling rack and let them sit for a couple of minutes until cool. If you take them off of the cooling rack too soon, they may fall apart. Continue to use all the remaining dough for your second and third batches of cookies.

Cookie Tip: Do not place the cookie dough balls for the next batch on the hot (or even warm) cookie sheet. The cookie dough will start to spread before you even put the cookies in the oven to bake. Touch the cookie sheet to make sure it has completely cooled down.

✨ Recipe Variations

• Change out the color of the M&M candies for any holiday season, such as all green M&M candies for St. Patrick’s Day, or all red for Valentine’s Day, and of course, use red and green M&M candies for Christmas M&M cookies.
• If you prefer, you can add extra mini chocolate chips on the tops of the cookies before baking.
• White chocolate chips can be used instead of the chocolate colored chocolate chips.
• You can make small cookies or large cookies, or even giant M&M cookies.
• Use mini M&M candies instead of the regular M&M candies.

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✏️ Final Thoughts

These M&M chocolate chip cookies are so fun to make, and they are absolutely the best M&M cookies around. They not only look terrific, but they taste terrific. They are one of my favorite cookies!

The best part about this perfect cookie recipe is the texture of crispy chewy edges on the outside, crunchy M&M candies throughout the cookie, and super soft melted chocolate chips on the inside. When you make these crispy, yet soft and crumbly cookies, you will be excited to share them with all of your family and friends. It’s for sure a family favorite of ours. Enjoy!

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