The Best-Ever M&M Cookies Recipe
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These M&M Cookies Are My ABSOLUTE Favorite Cookies
Don't miss the photo gallery that follows the recipe. The M&M cookies showcased there are absolutely delicious and presented courtesy of the fantastic bakers and photographers at Flickr.com.
Picture by Stylish Cuisine.com.
The Best Ever M&M Cookies Recipe
M&M Cookies Recipe
This printable recipe makes about 50 cookies.
- Serves: 50 Cookies
- Prep Time: 20 Minutes
- Total Time: 35 Minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup of soft butter (it is critical that it be soft)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups regular all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 12-ounce package of M&Ms (see my secret in the blue box near the end of the page)
- 3/4 c chopped nuts (optional see my note in the instructions)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and the sugars until light and fluffy. It is critical that the butter be at room temperature in order to make this step work nicely.
Beat in the egg and the vanilla.
In another bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix.
The recipe says to STIR in M&Ms and nuts at this point. I always put the M&Ms right in the mixer. I suppose a couple might get broken but if they are it hasn't caused any serious issues and doing it this way is easy and fast. My boys have never taken nuts to school because of children with allergies and, as a result, have gotten used to their cookies without them. Therefore, we always skip the nuts. That's a matter of personal choice.
Using teaspoons, drop cookies of about one heaping teaspoon onto your cookie sheets, making them about two inches apart. My cookie sheets need to be greased.
Bake for between 10 and 13 minutes. I prefer mine cooked less rather than more. Another personal choice but don't overcook them.
Cool on wire cookie racks.
Enjoy!
Picture by Stylish Cuisine.com.
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Is there a Cookie Monster in YOUR house?
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kayerob
Jan 26, 2012 @ 5:47 pm | delete
- M&M cookies bring back wonderful childhood memories of spending the night at my Meemaw's and my Aunt Carol baking these cookies for me and my brother.
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skiesgreen
Dec 25, 2011 @ 5:34 am | delete
- Do these cookies come with a weight loss diet. Brenda I think you might have a weight issue if you keep making these. Great lens and nice recipe to try. Have never heard of M&M cookies before, thanks for sharing, Hugs.
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CruiseReady
Dec 23, 2011 @ 3:08 pm | delete
- Those M&M's Valentines Day cookies are going to be real popular in just a few short weeks!
Yes, there is a cookie monster in our house ... Guilty!
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RenaissanceWoman2010
Dec 3, 2011 @ 8:07 am | delete
- M&M cookies... they're not just for breakfast anymore. ;-) Beautifully done.
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kerryhrabstock
Nov 26, 2011 @ 10:42 am | delete
- Oh I love how you play with the colors. Great idea.
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MintySea
Nov 21, 2011 @ 11:01 am | delete
- they look yummy
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Giftwriter
Nov 9, 2011 @ 10:22 pm | delete
- Okay yummmm. Your pictures are fantastic and mouthwatering. It's 10:30 at night here and now I have a craving for M&M cookies!!!
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JoshK47
Oct 31, 2011 @ 2:56 pm | delete
- These sound quite tasty! Blessed by a hungry SquidAngel.
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Leroy64
Oct 29, 2011 @ 1:04 pm | delete
- M & M cookies are really fun. I like the idea of using them for different holidays. I have a candy store nearby that sells them by color. I need to try it out. Isn't there a site where you can order custom M & M's?
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findingwhimsy
Oct 28, 2011 @ 11:44 am | delete
- Yum! I love M&M cookies, I'll have to give this recipe a try. Love all the photos, too :).
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