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!
Absolutely perfect!
Thanks for this recipe. I really love cookies , but I must to eat only healthy food. My favorite healthy sweet recipe is protein cookies. I found recipe of protein cookies here club.cooking/recipe/protein-cookies/
Halving the recipe did not work! It left me with some real flat cookies! Dough tasted great though.
Made these a few weeks ago with my grandson and they were wonderful! We are getting ready to make another batch! Thank you so much for sharing this yummy recipe!
I’m so glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for your comment and review Christine! :)
THE best M&M cookies I’ve ever made. So thankful I came across this recipe! The chewiness, yummy, perfect cookie! 🥰 Thank you!
I’m so glad you enjoyed them! Thank you for your comment!
This is the second time I am making these. Made them July 4th with red, white and blue M&M’s. That batch almost didn’t make it to the party. The kids wanted “their dessert” when they came to set up the tent etc.? Today I doubled the batch…some of my family is headed to the beach and these will go along. My 10 year old grandson gives these cookies a thumbs up 👍.
I’m so glad they were a hit! Thanks for your comment and review Helen. :)
Can you use salted butter if you omit the salt, or will the consistency be wrong?
Salted butter will work! I would just decrease the salt a little bit!
OMG OMG !!! Best.cookies.ever
I made to my family and friends they absolutely love them
I’m so glad they have been a hit!!
You are right! These were great! My grandkids loved them so much they wanted to sell them at their lemonade stand! Big hit!!
So glad they were a hit! :)
These cookies were heavenly! Soft on the inside, crispy on the edges! My daughter and I loved them!
Thank you for your comment! I’m so glad you enjoyed them!
I made these and they were absolutely yummy. They will definitely become a family favorite.
I’m so glad your family enjoyed them! :)
These cookies don’t disappoint!! Soft, chewy center with tons of chocolate is exactly what you get, and we loved it!! Easy recipe to follow and so irresistible once they’re out of the oven! I cannot wait to make again for family!
I’m so glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for leaving a comment and review Nan!
They taste good but i would have liked for them to flatten a bit more. Maybe too much flour?
Hi Lily! There a lot of reasons a cookie could be rising too much. It could be too much flour, oven temperature, or your butter wasn’t softened enough.
Great cookies. Will definitely make them again. Thank you.
I’m so glad you enjoyed them!
These were amazing! I used mini M&M’s. They were a little crispy on the edges and soft in the middle.
This will be my go to chocolate chip cookie recipe for now on.
I’m so glad to hear you loved them! Thanks for leaving a comment and review Bethann!
I just made these. They’re Quite easy to make , and delicious. I used a small scoop to make smaller cookies for the kids. Can’t wait to see their faces. Thanks for the recipe.
Thanks for leaving a comment and review Carol! I hope the kids enjoyed them!
My favorite m&m cookies! If I cut the recipe in half by cutting all of the ingredients in half, does it still work?
Yes, that should be fine! :) If you scroll down to the recipe and click on the serving size, you can drag it down to 6 servings and it will cut the recipe in half for you. :)
Great recipe! I made these for preschool graduation and they got lots of compliments. A keeper!
I’m so happy to hear they were a hit! Thanks for leaving a comment and review Kim!