These m&m chocolate chip cookies are loaded with mini and regular size m&m's and mini chocolate chips. They're soft and chewy with little bits of chocolate in every bite.
I love these m&m chocolate chip cookies because they're so cute and cheery with whatever m&m's you're using. They're the perfect cookie for any holiday gathering and kids always love anything with extra candy loaded in!
For more recipes loaded with m&m's try my browned butter m&m blondies, my m&m rice krispie treats, or my monster cookie bars.
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Why You Will Love This Recipe
- Soft and Chewy: The cookies have the perfect soft and chewy texture with a slightly crisp edge.
- One Bowl: I love a quick cookie that can be made in one bowl in less than 30 minutes!
- Perfect for Holidays: Like pictured below, these are a great cookie to make with any festive holiday m&m's.
Ingredient Notes
Full ingredient measurements and instructions can be found in the recipe card below.
- Butter: I always use salted butter, but unsalted works great too!
- Sugars: You will use a combination of both brown and granulated sugar.
- Egg: It is best to use a room temperature egg. If you need to do this quick, just soak the egg in a bowl of water for 5-10 minutes.
- M&M's: I love using mini and regular size for a fun mix.
- Chocolate Chips: I used mini chocolate chips in these, but regular size works great too.
Step by Step Instructions
- Step 1: Place the butter and sugars in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Mix in your egg and vanilla.
- Step 2: Slowly mix in baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour being careful not to over mix. I usually stop when I still have some flour remnants around the bowl.
- Step 3: Fold in chocolate chips and m&m's.
- Step 4: Scoop the dough into cookie balls, I like to use a 3 tablespoon scoop for these. You can chill dough for 2-24 hours if you have the time, but it isn't necessary.
- Step 5: Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Place 6-7 cookie balls per baking sheet.
- Step 6: Bake for 10-13 minutes, or until the edges start to turn golden brown. As soon as they come out of the oven press a few extra m&m's in to the tops and sprinkle with flaked salt.
Expert Baking Tips
- If using holiday m&m's just sub in regular size m&m's for mini since they don't make mini in holiday colors.
- I love sticking extra m&m's on top of the cookies right when they come out of the oven. It makes them extra bright and cute without having the m&m's melt or crack during baking.
- I have given both cups and grams as measurements. Grams will be more precise, especially when measuring flour. If you don’t have a kitchen scale, no problem! Just lightly spoon flour into your measuring cup to insure its not packed in there. Light and fluffy is the key.
FAQ
It helps the dry ingredients to absorb the butter, brings out the flavor more and also helps the cookies from spreading too thin.
Yes, either or both work great!
Storing & Freezing
M&M chocolate chip cookies will remain fresh if stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days. You can also prep the cookie dough in advance and store it in the fridge for about a week.
These cookies can be frozen before or after baking. If baking from frozen I would bake them for 1-2 extra minutes at 325 instead of 350.
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M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup (113.5 g) butter room temperature
- ½ cup (110 g) brown sugar
- ⅓ cup (66.67 g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) baking powder
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) baking soda
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) salt
- 1½ cups (187.5 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (90 g) mini chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup (20.67 g) regular sized m&m's
- ¼ cup (59.15 g) mini m&m's
- flaked salt for topping
Instructions
- Place the butter and sugars in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Mix in your egg and vanilla.
- Slowly mix in baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour being careful not to over mix. I usually stop when I still have some flour remnants around the bowl.
- Fold in chocolate chips and m&m's.
- Scoop the dough into cookie balls, I like to use a 3 tablespoon scoop for these. You can chill dough for 2-24 hours if you have the time, but it isn't necessary.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Place 6-7 cookie balls per baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-13 minutes, or until the edges start to turn golden brown. As soon as they come out of the oven press a few extra m&m's in to the tops and sprinkle with flaked salt.
These are soft and chewy with the fun and yummy crunch of m&m candy! Perfect to make for holidays!
I love all of Brooke's recipes! She is the only person I have found that my cookies CONSISTENTLY turn out well!
These cookies are literal perfection! They are cute, taste great, and the texture was the best! Plus they are fun and cute.
Delicious and easy recipe. New family fav.
My three year old daughter and I made these today. What a delicious and easy recipe! She loved that we put Valentine themed M&Ms in them. We used a four tablespoon scoop and they made the most perfect, jumbo sized treat for us to share with my kiddos school teachers.
Loved this recipe! The texture of the mini chocolate chips was prefect and ensured a chip in every bite!! I also love you can swap the M&Ms with the season
Loved using mini m&ms and mini chocolate chips for these cookies. The addition of a few regular m&ms gave the cookies an extra crunch. Loved adding some m&ms to the top to make the cookies stand out. So fun to be able to mix up the m&ms for holidays.
Love this fun additional to a classic chocolate chip cookie! I used valentine colored M&M’s which turned out so cute for the season! Love the texture and added mini chocolate chips to ensure chocolate in every bite!
I subbed regular holiday M&M's for mini ones. The cookies were chewy and the M&M's gave them a great crunch. We all loved them.
The cookies come together so quickly and are so so yummy! I loved using the festive pink and white m&m’s for Valentines. It’s the perfect, festive treat to give to friends and neighbors!
Love these cookies!! Used valentines colored m&m’s with my daughter and she was thrilled!! We love the brown sugar and mini chocolate chip elements!
These are a hit at my house! My only regret is that I didn’t double the batch. Very cute with Valentine M&M’s!
Yay! Thanks Heather! Luckily they're relatively easy so you can whip up a double batch next time! thanks for taking the time to come back and leave a review!❤️
The cookie is absolutely perfect. I’m not a chocolate chip fan, so I used mostly mini m&m’s on my cookies. Love them!
Wondering if you use a 2 tablespoon scoop, how long would you leave them in the oven?
I would probably bake about 1-2 minutes less. Set the timer for 2 minutes less and then watch them.
Love these cookies so easy to make!
The m&ms adding that crunch in soft cookie perfect match.
I’m giving these cookies as Valentine gifts to my college kiddos. So cute!
So good! I overcooked mine a little, but even crunchy they are amazing!
These cookies turned out great! I made them with Valentine's M&M's and regular milk chocolate chips. Excellent cookie!
One of my favorite cookies yet!! Perfect combination of fluffy and gooey! And can be perfect for any occasion with the right colors of M&Ms. I used dark chocolate chips (chopped into smaller bits) and I loved that addition of texture…plus it made them look fancy. Can’t wait for the next cookie of the month!
Absolutely delicious. I love the mix of chocolate chips and regular and mini M&M’s. Another keeper!
Loved the soft and chewy texture with the crunch of m&ms! The red m&ms were fun for Valentine’s Day and our Super Bowl party!