These are the BEST M&M Cookies! Super soft, chewy, crispy edges and full of chocolate. These M&M cookies are a family favorite and taste like they came straight from a bakery!
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Soft & Chewy M&M Cookies
These chocolate chip M&M cookies are one of the best classic cookies out there!
- Easy. This recipe comes together in 30 minutes in one bowl.
- Full of chocolate. These cookies are filled with chocolate chips & M&M’s adding the perfect balance to this chewy cookie.
- Variations. This dough also makes great mini m&m cookies and a M&M cookie cake! Use holiday colors for M&M Christmas cookies.
Ingredients
Below are the ingredients need to make this easy M&M cookie recipe. Many of these ingredients are pantry staples that you already have on hand.
Scroll down for the printable M&M cookie recipe and video tutorial.
- Unsalted butter: I prefer to use unsalted to control the amount of salt.
- Baking staples: Butter, sugar, flour, baking soda, salt and eggs.
- Light brown sugar: I love mixing brown sugar into my cookies for the perfect flavor.
- Vanilla: I like to use a pure vanilla extract to bring out the flavor.
- Chocolate chips: Semi-sweet are my personal favorite for this recipe.
- M&M’s: I prefer to use the regular m&m candies, unless there is a holiday coming up.
How To Make M&M Cookies
- Using a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugars for 1 minute in a large bowl using the paddle attachment. Add in eggs and vanilla and mix.
- Next add flour, baking soda and salt and whisk until combined. Fold in both chocolate chips and M&M’s to the flour mixture. Refrigerate dough for 15-30 minutes. By chilling the dough it helps them to not fall flat.
- Scoop cookie dough with large cookie scoop onto two baking sheets lined with baking mats or parchment paper, about 2 inches apart. Place extra M&M’s on top.
- Bake M&M cookies at 375°F for 8-10 minutes, until tops are barely golden. Let set on pan for 2 minutes, then move to cooling wire racks.
Quick Tips
Before you get started baking, check out my tips below. Follow these simple tricks and you’ll have the BEST M&M cookies in no time!
- Refrigerate the dough, to help them stay thick and chewy.
- Use a large cookie scoop to scoop dough onto baking sheet. This ensures the M&M cookies are all equal size.
- Add extra M&M’s on top once the dough balls have been formed.
- Bake at 375°F to get them crispy around the edges, yet keeping them soft inside.
- Allow the M&M cookies to set on the pan for 2-3 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes you can use regular or mini baking m&m’s. They both work great!
The outside shell prevents them from melting into the cookie.
You may have not added enough flour. If your dough is too sticky, add a couple Tablespoons more flour. To make them not flat you can also refrigerate the dough for 1 hour. The oven could also be too hot. If your oven runs hot, bump it down 15 degrees.
Immediately when the cookies come out of the oven use a round cookie cutter or round glass placed directly over the cookie and use a circular motion to bump the edges of the cookie into a round shape. Just a reminder that your cookies must be warm!
Make Ahead and Freezing
Yes, these M&M cookies freeze very well. You can either freeze the baked M&M cookies or freeze the cookie dough. If freezing baked cookies, simply let cool completely then add to ziptop bag or freezer container. Store in freezer for about 2-3 months.
If you’d rather freeze the M&M cookie dough, simply scoop out dough and add to your prepared baking sheet. Freeze for about 30 minutes, or until cookie dough balls have hardened. Then add to a ziptop bag and store in the freezer for about 2-3 months.
When ready to eat, add cookie dough balls to baking sheet while oven warms. The M&M cookies will most likely need to bake a few minutes longer than usual since the dough was frozen.
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M&M Cookie Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter , just barely softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar , packed
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup M&M’s , plus more for tops if desired
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line two baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper. In a large bowl, using a mixer, cream together the butter and sugars for 1 minute. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until combined.
- Add the flour, baking soda and salt and stir mix just until combined. Fold in the chocolate chips and M&M’s. Refrigerate dough for 15 to 60 minutes (up to 24 hours) if time allows.
- Using a large cookie scoop (about 3 Tablespoons), scoop the cookie dough onto the baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Place extra M&M’s on the top of the cookies if desired.
- Bake for 7-10 minutes, or until the edges are barely golden brown. Allow cookies to set on pan for 2 minutes, and then remove to a cooling rack. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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M&M cookies variations
We love to make different variations of these M&M cookies for all of the holidays. For some reason, the holiday M&M’s just taste better. IS IT JUST ME?! I feel like I’ve had a conversation about this with a few friends and we all agree.
We made these 4th of July cookies with red white and blue M&M’s and everyone loved them! You can also make holiday variations for Valentine’s Day, Easter, St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween and Christmas M&M cookies. Sometimes I like to turn them into festive M&M cookie bars or even make a layered M&M cookie mix in a jar to give as a holiday gift!
Made these with my 1st grader today while snowed in! SO delish!!!
Love that you all are spending time together in the kitchen! So glad you enjoyed them :)
This is the second time I made this recipe. I baked up some valentine ones tonight and they’re so yummy!
I’m so glad you love the recipe, Buffy! Happy Valentine’s Day!
I’m pregnant and have been aggressively craving m&m cookies. I’ve tried a good amount of recipes trying to cinch the perfect ones… I have finally found the *one.*
It’s so easy to make, without tons of extra steps like so many do! The pictures make it so easy to get them sized and flattened correctly so they don’t over/underbake. They come out so incredible. This may have been a dangerous find for me and looking forward to absolutely demolishing this batch.
This comment just made my day! I’m so glad you loved them, Ally :)
I use this recipe about every other week— it’s the best base for almost any type of cookie. Thank you for enabling me to be the cookie queen amongst all my circles xoxo
Yay, love to hear that!! Thanks so much for your comment, Sarah :)
My favorite M&M cookies! Can I double this recipe ?
Yes you can, just make sure you have a big enough bowl and mixer to properly mix the ingredients :)
I finally found some mini m&m’s and have been dying to just make a scrumptious cookie. This recipe calls for regular sized M&M’s (as I’m finding to be the common theme out there). Using your recipe but with mini m&m’s, would I need to change the time, or anything else in the recipe? Thank you.
The baking time will still be the same :)
Absolute rockstar cookies, everytime!
So happy to hear you love the recipe, Cat!
Love these cookies! What if you don’t have unsalted butter?
If using salted butter, I’d just omit the 1/4 teaspoon of salt in the recipe.
Love love this recipe! Definitely go to for any type of chocolate cookies. I personally don’t like M&Ms so I did recess pieces and kept everything else the Sam win the recipe 🔥
That sounds SO delicious! Going to have to try that next time :)
Love this m&m cookie recipe! Can you use gluten free 1:1 flour?
I haven’t tried but I think that should work just fine! Let me know how it goes if you give it a shot :)
The cookies are good but my dough comes out really crumbly after mixing all the ingredients and doesn’t stick together well even after chilled. Really Any suggestions on why the dough is like that?
Hi Michelle! My guess is you added too much flour or did not cream the butter and sugar long enough. Did you spoon and level the flour into the cup or pack it?
I made these cookies my daughter loves them
So happy to hear that!
I’m about to make these with something special added to them! Can’t wait to see how they turn out!
I hope they turned out great for you!
These were super tasty but they were super cakes and not chewy at all. Is there something I can fix for next time?
I would make sure they weren’t over mixed. Did you spoon and level the flour into the cups? There could have been too much flour added as well.
Do you have the metric equivalent of the measurements. Baked the cookies, they were delicious but they spread out a lot ending up thin. Don’t know if I used too much butter in my conversion.
So sorry I haven’t tested this recipe in metrics. It looks like 1 cup butter is 226 g though. If they spread, they could have been over mixed or there may have not been enough flour added.
I cooked these following the directions and even cooked them 13 minutes and the cookies are slightly raw inside and the bottoms are burnt. 🤷🏻♀️
Your oven temp might be a lil off when the bottoms burn uts cuz they r too close too bottom try putting rack in the middle.and lower the temp
These are thee best! Fantastic and super moist and tasty! I’ve used Smarties as well when I haven’t had M&M’s and they are still amazing! Thank you! Spot on!
I’ll have to try Smarties sometime! So glad you enjoyed the recipe, Lora :)
These are my kids’ favorite cookies! I’ll be making them again tomorrow for Christmas (with red and green M&Ms of course).
I use a medium cookie scoop (1.5 tbsp) and bake for 10 min. They come out great and are a better size for my kids.
I’m so happy to hear that your kids love them, Erin! Thank you for your comment :)
Amazing recipe and a new family favorite! Thank you!
Yay, so glad you loved the recipe Melissa :)
I’ve been making these for years now and they are hands down my family’s favorite! Bring them to nearly every get together and have a batch chilling right now!
I’m so happy to hear that you love them!