Make soft and chewy M&M Sugar Cookies with this simple M&M cookie recipe. They are loaded with lots of chocolatey M&Ms and I use cornstarch in the batter to make the cookies extra soft.
I have used this recipe to make a homemade ice cream sandwich and it was delicious! You could also make them small and make mini cookie sandwiches with this brown butter cream cheese frosting in the middle.
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Great for HolidayS!
Quick Look: M&M Cookies
- ⏱️ Prep Time: 15 minutes
- 👩🍳 Cook Time: 18 minutes
- 🕖 Total Time: 33 minutes
- 🍪 Servings: 12 cookies
- ⚡️ Calories: 302 calories per cookie (based on nutrition panel)
- 🔥 Cooking Method: Mix dough and bake in oven at 325F
- 🛒 Main Ingredients: Butter, sugar, egg, flour and M&M candies
- ⭐️ Difficulty: Fairly easy!
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“Easy, quick and yummy 😋. My toddler helped me to prepare them, was a lovely time together. We make this cookies to share with family and friends.”
I love big, soft and chewy sugar cookies. I took my classic sugar cookie recipe up a notch by mixing in LOTS of milk chocolate M&Ms.
These colorful M&M sugar cookies are perfect for birthday parties, holiday parties and everything in between.You can easily alter this M&M cookie recipe by using different types of M&Ms and seasonal M&Ms for holidays!
Ingredients You’ll need
- Unsalted butter – one stick of creamy unsalted butter is key for a soft and flavorful cookie.
- Granulated sugar and light brown sugar – I use primarily granulated white sugar with just a bit of brown sugar to give these cookies the perfect sweetness. I like that brown sugar adds depth of flavor and a bit of moisture to the batter.
- Large egg – one large egg helps the batter stick together and gives the cookies a bit of lift.
- All purpose flour – plain all purpose flour is ideal for this cookie recipe. To make this recipe gluten free, just use a 1:1 gluten free flour blend and be sure to use either a gluten free certified cornstarch or arrowroot starch.
- Cornstarch – adding corn starch to cookie dough can actually make it softer and keep the cooked cookies softer for longer.
- Salt – enhance the favor of this dough with just a bit of kosher salt.
- Baking soda – just a bit of baking soda gives these cookies the perfect amount of lift and spread!
- M&Ms – I usually use just plain milk chocolate M&Ms for this recipe, but any type will work! You can try dark chocolate, peanut butter or even mini M&Ms for a fun twist on the classic recipe.
Looking for a classic chocolate chip cookie recipe? Try this brown butter chocolate chip cookie recipe! It is rich and chewy with ribbons of dark chocolate running through it.
How to make M&M Sugar Cookies
Step 1: Preheat oven and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cream butter and sugar with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer and then mix in egg.
Step 2: Mix in flour, salt, cornstarch and baking soda until a cohesive dough remains. Stir in M&Ms with a flat spatula.
Step 3: Scoop out about 3 tbsp of dough per cookie, place on prepared baking sheet, flatten slightly and top with more M&Ms.
Step 4: Bake at 325F for 14-16 minutes. When cookies are warm, scoot a cookie cutter or cup around the outside to make perfectly round cookies. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
If you love M&M cookies, try these monster cookie recipe next. They are peanut butter oat cookies with chocolate chips and mini M&Ms.
Make this M&M Cookie recipe for Any holiday!
The best part about this sugar cookie recipe is that it can be adapted for any holiday! M&M sells varieties for any holiday like red white and blue M&Ms for the Fourth of July so you can make Red White and Blue Sugar cookies by using those!
You can also customize these birthday cake cookie bars for any holiday!
Make a festive Christmas M&M cookie recipe by using the red and green M&Ms. You can even mix in some Christmas sprinkles. Make Valentines Day sugar cookies with the red white and pink M&Ms!
Storage and Freezing
Allow the cookies to cool completely, then, store in an air tight container on the counter for up to 5 days. Or store for up to 10 days in the refrigerator.
Freeze these M&M sugar cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
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Recipe
M&M Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter (room temperature) 1 stick
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 egg (room temperature)
- 2 cups all purpose flour scoop and level measured
- 1 tsp corn starch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup M&Ms separated into 3/4 cup and 1/4 cup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place softened butter in a bowl with sugar and brown sugar. Mix together with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer until it is evenly combined and soft and fluffy. Crack a room temperature egg into the bowl and mix again until soft and fluffy.
- Pour all purpose flour, corn starch, salt and baking soda into the bowl and mix with the electric mixer until fully combined. Use a spatula to continue mixing the dough and help the dough come together.
- Pour 3/4 cup of M&Ms into the bowl and mix into the dough with the spatula. Using a cookie scoop, measure out about 3 tbsp per cookie and scoop onto the parchment lined baking sheet. Continue scooping until you have 12 cookies – you may need to bake in 2 batches.
- Press down on the dough balls slightly to flatten and top with the remaining 1/4 cup of M&Ms. Place the baking sheet in the oven to bake at 325F for 14-16 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool for at least 10 minutes on the baking sheet.Then, transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Information
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
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