Best Christmas M&M Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies
The holiday season is upon us with the aroma of fresh baked cookies in the air! My Best Christmas M&M Milk Chocolate Cookies are perfect for Santa and all of his little helpers! Red and green M&M's are baked into a classic cookie dough and made a little bit thicker with a soft center. These easy cookies are a festive treat, great for cookie exchanges and or to serve at a holiday party. Leave some under the tree for a sweet surprise!
Equipment
- hand mixer or stand mixer
- 2 inch biscuit cutter
- baking sheet pan
Ingredients
- 5 ounces M&M's red green holiday colors
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/3 all purpose flour measured properly by spooning in the cup and leveling with a knife
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large mixer, add the butter and beat for 2-3 minutes. Then add the sugar and continue to combine until fluffy. Then add the vanilla and the egg.
- In a separate bowl, add the dry ingredients.
- Whisk to combine then add slowly to the butter mixture.
- Gently fold in the M&M's. Then take the cookie dough and place on to a floured surface. Roll out into about a 1/2 inch thick.
- Using a 2 inch biscuit cutter or round cookie cutter, cut out into 12 pieces.
- Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Let cool for a couple of minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Notes:
To keep these sugar cookies festive, you will want to use the red and green color. You can find them at your local grocery store. Mine had them sectioned off in the holiday aisle along with other popular holiday treats.
Do not knead the cookie dough however you can use a roller pin coated in flour to help spread it out. A large cookie scoop also works.
I tested a batch with a lined baking sheet with parchment paper and one without. Both turned out good, but my preference was the batch that was on the ungreased cookie sheet (and is the newer of the baking sheets). However, one of my baking sheets are old and that is the one I used the parchment paper on.
1 10 oz bag of M&M’s will make a double batch (24 cookies).
Use a 2 inch biscuit cutter to give the cookies a nice round shape and thickness.
A hand mixer works along with a large bowl if you don’t have a stand mixer.
Make this Christmas M&M cookie dough ahead of time and freeze it in a freezer bag.
Store leftover cookies at room temp in an airtight container for 3-4 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 172kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 1gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 159mgPotassium: 9mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 285IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 0.3mg
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