I just love cookie recipes that use M&Ms! Delicious from scratch and easy to make, these M&M cookies are perfect for Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Cookies with M&Ms are a fun treat to make for loved ones on Valentine's Day. They have all the goodness of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies with the added treat of chocolate-filled pink and red M&Ms. You can also use those colorful M&Ms in this Valentine's Dessert Cheese Ball.
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⭐Why This Recipe Works
- Just 30 minutes start to finish for delicious cookies!
- Make a great treat for a loved one on Valentine's day. When you are done, check out these 15 Heart Activities to Love.
- The M&Ms provide a rich chocolate flavor and the candy coating adds a nice crunch to the cookies
🥣Ingredient Notes
- Butter (Soft)
- Granulated sugar taste
- Light brown sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Chocolate chips
- Valentine M&M candies
📋Step by Step Instructions
STEP 1: Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
STEP 2: In a large bowl, combine, butter, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, egg, all purpose flour, baking soda, chocolate chips & salt. Stir until all of the ingredients have developed into a cookie dough.
STEP 3: Roll into Tablespoon sized dough balls and place on baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray. You can also use a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper.
STEP 4: Bake for 10 minutes or until cookies are set.
STEP 5: Remove from oven. Quickly place valentine M&M’s onto the warm cookies.
STEP 6: Transfer to a cooling wire rack.
Enjoy these Valentine's day M&M cookies with a glass of milk and find out why this is one of my favorite cookie recipes.
👩🏻🍳Expert Tips
Tip 1: For easy clean up, you can line the baking sheet with parchment paper.
Tip 2: When storing the cookies, place a piece of parchment paper in between layers to keep them from sticking together.
🤷🏻♀️Recipe FAQs
You can store these in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Since there are already chocolate chips in the cookies, there is plenty of chocolate taste in them. Adding the candies after baking ensures that they remain intact and don't crac
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📖 Recipe
Valentine’s Day Cookies with M&Ms
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Ingredients
- ½ Cup Butter Soft
- ½ Cup Sugar
- ¼ Cup Brown Sugar
- 1 Tbs Vanilla
- 1 Large Egg
- 1 ¼ Cup Flour
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ Cup Chocolate Chips
- ¼ Cup Valentine M&M
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine, butter, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, egg, flour, baking soda, chocolate chips & salt.
- Roll into Tablespoon sized balls and place on a nonstick pan.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until cookies are set.
- Remove from oven. Quickly place valentine M&M’s onto the warm cookies.
- Transfer to a cooling rack.
Nathan says
I love a simple cookie recipe, and the Valentine's M&M's make them so perfect for the holiday! Can't wait to try these out, thanks for the recipe!
Mahy says
I think I could make and eat a ton of these. They must be so good! Perfect for the occasion, too 🙂
Beth says
Those look so tasty and so festive. I think I need to make up some batches and give these to friends and family for the holiday.
Cara Campbell says
These cookies were delicious - I love adding m&m's to almost any cookie. Plus, the Valentine's theme made them so cute!
TAYLER ROSS says
I made these with the kids over the weekend and they're so delicious! Super fun too!