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Christmas themed plate with green and red M&M Christmas cookies on it.

M&M Christmas Cookies

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A compilation of all of my favorite mouthwatering Christmas desserts to bring you a taste of the Holiday season, including these Christmas M&M Cookies.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Diet Vegetarian
Keyword 30 Minutes or Less, Christmas Cookies, Cookies, One-Bowl
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 12 cookies
Author Marley Goldin

Equipment

Ingredients

  • ½ cup softened unsalted butter ½ cup butter = 1 stick
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon table salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup M&M's green and red only
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Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or a reusable baking mat. If need be, sort through your M&M's, separating out 1 cup of red and green M&M's
  • To a large mixing bowl, add softened butter and brown sugar. Use a hand mixer on high to cream together until light and smooth (about 2-3 minutes).
    ½ cup softened unsalted butter, 1 cup light brown sugar
    Mixing bowl with light brown sugar and unsalted butter creamed together.
  • Add the egg and vanilla extract and use your hand mixer on low to combine.
    1 tablespoon vanilla extract, 1 large egg
    Creamed butter and light brown sugar, plus eggs and vanilla extract mixed together in a mixing bowl.
  • Add the flour, salt, and baking soda and mix to combine, careful not to overbeat. Use a spatula to scrape any flour off the sides of the bowl and integrate it into your dough.
    1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour, ¼ teaspoon table salt, ½ teaspoon baking soda
    Light brown sugar based Christmas cookie dough in a bowl.
  • Add the M&M's to your dough and use a rubber spatula to fold to combine. I like to keep a small handful of each out to place on top of the cookie dough once it's formed into cookies.
    1 cup M&M's
    Christmas cookie dough in a mixing bowl with red and green M&M's.
  • Use a large cookie scoop or 2 heaping tablespoons of dough to form your cookies, adding them to the prepped baking sheets. Leave at least an inch of space in between each cookie for minor spreading. Add the conserved M&M's on top.
    Lined baking sheet with six balls of M&M cookie dough on it.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes on the top rack. It's okay if they are slightly underdone. Allow them to cool on the baking sheet so they continue to bake as they cool. If you want perfectly round cookies, use a round cookie cutter, scooting it around the cookie while they are still hot. Enjoy!
    Still hot, fresh out of the oven Christmas cookies lined up on a baking sheet.

Notes

  • You can freeze excess cookie dough before baking it to give you fresh baked cookies every time when the craving hits! Just bake them as normal straight out of the freezer.
  • Cookie monsters are always happy at my house with this delicious selection of my best cookie recipes to choose from! Nom nom nom!