Recently, I unearthed my Bake It Forward tin and did a little giveaway that sent it to a BoB reader. The winner requested M&M cookies, which I had surprisingly never baked. What a good excuse to make them!
I wanted to make these cookies a bit chewy and more than a bit big. This recipe is adapted from this recipe from America’s Test Kitchen.
I only made a couple of changes to that recipe. First of all, obviously, I used M&Ms instead of chocolate chips. I used plain M&Ms, but I’d love to try these again with a different variety.
The other change I made was to make the cookies just a bit bigger. I used a 3-tablespoon cookie scoop to make giant cookies. If you make them smaller, keep in mind that you may need to adjust your baking time.
Before sending these cookies off to the giveaway winner, we had to sample a couple just to make sure they were good. They were. Completely unselfish of me, I know.
Ingredients
- 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 & 1/2 cups M&Ms
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325°. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liners.
Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, brown sugar, and sugar until smooth. Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla. Beat until combined.
Reduce mixer speed to low. Gradually add flour mixture, and mix just until combined. Stir in M&Ms.
Using 3 tablespoons of dough, roll dough into balls. (Or, use a cookie scoop). Place onto prepared pans, leaving about 2 inches between cookies. Bake, one pan at a time, for 15-20 minutes, or until edges are beginning to brown and the centers are still soft.
Cool on pans for about 10 minutes. Serve warm or transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
Notes
Note that cook time is per baking sheet.
Recipe adapted from America's Test Kitchen.
September 17th, 2012 at 3:09 pm
Yum! These cookies look awesome…M&M cookies are so much fun!
September 17th, 2012 at 5:31 pm
I was that lucky recipient and they were yummy!!!!
September 17th, 2012 at 7:38 pm
Congrats Jeanette!
They do look yummy!
September 18th, 2012 at 5:40 am
yum! I love how the colours have stayed do vibrant and not bled into the cookie!
September 20th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
These look so pillowy and wonderful. I wish I was sinking my teeth into one right now!
September 23rd, 2012 at 6:31 am
It looks yummy and it’s nice colorful!
September 29th, 2012 at 3:50 pm
These look great and I’ve bought everything to make them but one question – do you leave the dough in balls or flatten them a bit before they go in the oven?
September 29th, 2012 at 4:24 pm
Julianne, you can flatten them slightly if you’d like. They will spread a good bit either way.
December 15th, 2012 at 8:25 pm
I just made these cookies with red & green M & M’s for Christmas! They turned out really good! So happy!
March 3rd, 2013 at 7:24 am
Really good recipe! Thank You!
March 12th, 2013 at 9:04 pm
Did anyone else find the dough super sticky? It was so sticky for me to roll so I just scooped some in my Hand and dropped it on the tray. The dough did taste yummy though