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M&M Easter Cookies

March 4, 2021 By Vicky

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These are seriously the best cookies ever! Run, don’t walk, to the kitchen and bake up a batch. There is nothing I love more than a good chocolate chip cookie and I found a way to make my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe even better. Adding some M&M’s. But not just any old M&M’s. Nope! To help celebrate Easter and Spring, I added pastel colored M&M’s and they made these cookies look so festive. But even better than the way they look is the way these M&M Easter Cookies taste. Yum!

These M&M Easter Cookies from Mess for Less are amazing! Imagine the best chocolate chip cookie you've ever had with added M&Ms! These are great for Easter or spring! #cookies #eastercookies #springcookies #m&mcookies


M&M EASTER COOKIES

M&M Easter Cookies on a plate

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO MAKE EASTER COOKIES?

  • butter
  • white sugar
  • brown sugar
  • flour
  • baking powder
  • baking soda
  • vanilla
  • egg
  • pastel colored M&M’s
  • chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, cream softened butter, white and brown sugar.

red bowl with brown sugar, white sugar and butter

You can use a stand mixer or a handheld mixer. Mix on medium speed for about two minutes, until the mixture becomes incorporated and fluffy. Set bowl aside.

creamed butter and sugar in a red bowl

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and baking soda with a whisk.

flour and whisk in a purple bowl

Add egg and vanilla to bowl with butter and sugar mixture.

making cookie batter

Beat for a few minutes until combined.

cookie batter with a mixer

Add the flour mixture to the bowl with the wet ingredients. Add a little at a time and mix with mixer until all the flour has been incorporated.

cookie batter in a red bowl

Add pastel colored M&M’s and chocolate chips and mix by hand.

cookie batter m&Ms and chocolate chips in a bowl M&M Easter Cookies batter

Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Place rounded tablespoons full of dough onto the parchment paper a few inches apart. You should be able to get 12 cookies on a cookie sheet.

M&M Easter Cookies on a cookie sheet

Press 3 or 4 pastel M&M’s onto the top of each cookie before putting them in the oven.

M&M Easter Cookies on a cookie sheet

Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes or until the edges become crisp. You want to be sure not to overcook these M&M Easter Cookies. You want to take them out of the oven while the middles are still a little soft.

Cooked M&M Easter Cookies on a cookie sheet

When the cookies come out of the oven, move to rack to cool after a few minutes.

cookies on a baking rack

Then these M&M Easter Cookies are ready to eat!

M&M Easter Cookies on a white plate

I love how these are packed with so much chocolate. Between the chocolate chips and the M&M’s you will be in chocolate heaven!

M&M Easter Cookies

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M&M Easter Cookies

Course cookies
Cuisine American
Keyword M&M easter cookies
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 160 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup pastel colored M&M's
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

    In a large bowl, cream softened butter, white and brown sugar.

  2. You can use a stand mixer or a handheld mixer. Mix on medium speed for about two minutes, until the mixture becomes incorporated and fluffy. Set bowl aside.

  3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and baking soda with a whisk.

  4. Add egg and vanilla to bowl with butter and sugar mixture. Beat for a few minutes until combined.

  5. Add the flour mixture to the bowl with the wet ingredients. Add a little at a time and mix with mixer until all the flour has been incorporated.

  6. Add pastel colored M&M's and chocolate chips and mix by hand.

  7. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Place rounded tablespoons full of dough onto the parchment paper a few inches apart. You should be able to get 12 cookies on a cookie sheet.

  8. Press 3 or 4 pastel M&M's onto the top of each cookie before putting them in the oven.

  9. Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes or until the edges become crisp. You want to be sure not to overcook these M&M Easter Cookies. You want to take them out of the oven while the middles are still a little soft.

  10. When the cookies come out of the oven, move to rack to cool after a few minutes.

Nutrition Facts
M&M Easter Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 160 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol 19mg6%
Sodium 69mg3%
Potassium 35mg1%
Carbohydrates 23g8%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 16g18%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 155IU3%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 28mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using online calculators. Your nutritional information may vary depending on numerous factors.

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Comments

  1. Beth says

    March 5, 2021 at 1:18 am

    5 stars
    Yum! My teens are going to love these cookies! Can’t wait to give these a try! I’m excited to make these with my daughter!

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