Festive Christmas M&M Cookies Recipe for Holiday Baking

Christmas M&M cookies are simple to prepare, thick, and chewy. Festive red and green M&Ms make them an ideal cookie to bake for the holidays.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE THESE COOKIES

No chilling required. This dough comes together quickly and can be baked right away—no refrigeration needed.

Perfect texture. These cookies are chewy in the center with slightly crisp edges for an ideal bite.

Festive and fun. Red and green M&Ms give these cookies a cheerful holiday look without extra effort.

Great for cookie exchanges. Make smaller scoops for bite-sized cookies that are perfect for sharing at holiday gatherings.

INGREDIENTS

Butter – Use salted butter at room temperature.
Brown sugar
White sugar
Vanilla extract
Eggs – One large egg plus one additional egg yolk.
Flour – All-purpose flour, spooned and leveled.
Baking powder
Baking soda
Salt
M&Ms – Red and green Christmas-colored M&Ms, plus extra to press on top.

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, cream together the room-temperature butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until light and fluffy—about 4 to 5 minutes.

Add the vanilla, the whole egg, and the extra egg yolk. Beat until fully combined.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined—do not overmix.

Fold in the Christmas-colored M&Ms until evenly distributed through the dough.

Scoop dough into 3-tablespoon sized balls and place them on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart.

Bake for about 12 minutes or until the bottoms are golden. The centers may look slightly underbaked—that’s okay.

Allow the cookies to cool completely on the baking pan before transferring. Residual heat will finish cooking them and they will settle and flatten slightly.

While the cookies are still warm, press a few extra M&Ms gently into the tops for a polished look.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

STORING THE COOKIES

Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. They stay fresh for up to four days.

CAN I FREEZE THEM?

Yes. You can freeze either the baked cookies or the portioned dough balls for up to three months. If baking from frozen, add a few extra minutes to the baking time.

HOW TO GET PERFECTLY ROUND COOKIES

Right after removing the cookies from the oven, place a round cookie cutter slightly larger than the cookie over it and rotate gently to smooth the edges. A glass or jar lid works in place of a cutter.

WHAT DOES SPOONED AND LEVELLED FLOUR MEAN?

Spoon flour into the measuring cup and level it off with a knife. Scooping the cup into the flour compresses it and yields too much flour, which can make cookies dry.

CAN I MAKE THE COOKIES SMALLER?

Yes. For smaller cookies, scoop 1.5 tablespoons of dough and bake for about 8 to 9 minutes.

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Christmas M&M Cookies

Jessie M

Christmas M&M cookies are easy to make, thick, and chewy. The Christmas coloured M&M’s make them a perfect cookie to bake this holiday season.

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Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 9 minutes

Course dessert, Holiday

Cuisine American, Canadian

Servings 18 large cookies

Equipment

large and medium bowl
baking sheets
measuring cups/spoons

Ingredients

3/4 C salted butter at room temperature
1 C brown sugar
1/2 C white sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
2 C all purpose flour spooned and levelled*
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 C Christmas coloured M&M’s plus extra for topping the cookies

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a large bowl cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. You want to do this for a good 5 minutes.
Add in vanilla, egg, and egg yolk. Beat until mixture is well combined.
In a second bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
Add dry ingredients into wet and mix until just combined.
Fold in the Christmas coloured M&M’s.
Scoop 3 tbsp sized balls of cookie dough and place on the lined baking sheet 2 inches apart.
Bake cookies for 12 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown. The cookies will look underdone.

Let fully cool on the baking pan before moving and the residual heat will continue to cook the cookies and they will flatten out.
While cookies are warm top with M&M’s.

Notes

*Spooned and levelled flour refers to the way of measuring flour. To properly measure flour you should scoop spoonfuls of flour into your measuring cup and then scrape with a knife to level off the access. Scooping the measuring cup directly into your flour cause the flour to compress and getting more than the recipe calls for.

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