There might be hundreds of different holiday cookie recipes to choose from but they aren’t all as delicious as this one. If you’re a fan of M&M candies, these cookies are going to become your next firm favorite. They’re based on a sugar cookie recipe but have add-ins that most sugar cookies do not.
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Try these and you might find you want to make these every Christmas for now on, for your friends and family or as gifts for coworkers, neighbors and so on.
The holiday M&Ms, in their red and green, are just one idea for these. You might prefer to use green and red sprinkles, or even green, red and white sprinkles, or you can include those as well as the M&M candies.
Served with your favorite holiday tipple, perhaps a cup of rum punch or even eggnog, you are going to love these appealing and tasty little treats.
Why You’ll Love the Recipe:
These tasty cookies are so good. They’re festive with their red and green colors and offer a perfectly sweet flavor.
How to Serve Them:
Enjoy these cookies with any kind of beverage you want, whether that’s a festive cup of eggnog or your morning coffee.
Ingredients:
- Egg
- Light brown sugar
- Unsalted butter
- Baking soda
- Vanilla extract
- Mini chocolate chips
- Holiday (green and red) M&M candies
- White sugar
- All-purpose flour
How to make Christmas M&M Cookies:
Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl.
Beat in the butter using an electric mixer until fluffy and light.
Mix in both types of sugar and then the vanilla and egg, and beat for 2 minutes more.
Fold in the chocolate chips as well as about ¾ of the M&M candies.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Use a medium scoop to drop spoonfuls of dough on there, leaving 2 inches between each one.
Freeze the baking tray with the cookie dough on for half an hour.
Preheat the oven to 350°F and take the baking tray out of the freezer.
Bake for 15 minutes or until golden at the edges.
Take out of the oven and add the remaining M&Ms on top, pressing them in gently.
Let them cool on the baking tray for 10 minutes, then transfer them on to a wire rack to finish cooling.
These festive sugar cookies with red and green M&Ms are ideal for Christmas, whether you want to make something special for your family or prepare a tasty treat for your friends, neighbors or coworkers. You can’t go wrong with these lovely little bites.
Christmas M&M Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1 cup holiday green and red M&M candies
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl.
- Beat in the butter using an electric mixer until fluffy and light.
- Mix in both types of sugar and then the vanilla and egg, and beat for 2 minutes more.
- Fold in the chocolate chips as well as about ¾ of the M&M candies.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Use a medium scoop to drop spoonfuls of dough on there, leaving 2 inches between each one.
- Freeze the baking tray with the cookie dough on for half an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and take the baking tray out of the freezer.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until golden at the edges.
- Take out of the oven and add the remaining M&Ms on top, pressing them in gently.
- Let them cool on the baking tray for 10 minutes, then transfer them on to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Can You Make Them Ahead?
Yes, you can make them in advance since they need to cool down before serving anyway.
Storage Instructions:
Keep them in an airtight container at room temperature and eat within 5 days for the best result. You can keep them refrigerated if you prefer or if the kitchen is hot. M&Ms might “melt in your mouth, not in your hand”, as the advertisement goes, but the cookies will stay fresher if you pop them in the fridge if the kitchen is very warm.
Variations and Substitutions:
Add other things to these if you want, such as chocolate chips or green and red sprinkles.
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