Few things say Christmas better than green and red M&Ms! Throw some into these perfectly chewy M&M chocolate chip cookies, and you have festive Christmas cookies that everyone loves!
Every Christmas our kids gather around with Cade and I and we make the most hideously decorated sugar cookies (link to cookies and royal icing) but even when I think they won’t care anymore, they absolutely go nuts if they don’t see me pulling out all the supplies for Christmas cookies.
However, as much as we love those sink-your-teeth-in sugar cookies, like seriously they are the perfect sugar cookie, just ask our readers, everyone needs a quick and easy Christmas cookie for the family party that won’t suck hours of your time.
And this is it.
In fact, we haunt the stores every holiday for different colored m&m’s and make them all year round. Hello, Easter Cookies… haha! We can’t stop! Yes, it’s the same recipe, but just trust me, you needed to be reminded that you can, and SHOULD make a Christmas version.
Ingredients for Christmas M&M Cookies
There won’t be any surprises here! You’ll need all the usual chocolate chip cookie ingredients plus some Christmas m&m’s. Here is a brief overview of what you will need:
- Unsalted Butter – using unsalted allows you to control the saltiness of the recipe and make sure it is softened
- Brown Sugar – you want fresh moist brown sugar for optimal texture
- White Sugar – just regular granulated white sugar
- Egg – gives structure to the cookies and helps hold everything together
- Vanilla Extract – adds to the flavor, and use the real stuff…no imitation vanilla
- Flour – make sure to measure the flour correctly so they come out chewy and soft and not dry
- Baking Soda – gives the cookies their rise and fluffiness
- Cornstarch – acts as a tenderizer that helps make the cookies stay thick but soft and chewy
- Salt – balances all the sweetness and enhances flavor
- Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips – use regular size or minis and you can use milk chocolate, dark, white…whatever your favorite is!
- Christmas M&M’s – regular or any holiday M&M’s can be used
The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post. You can also save or print the recipe from there.
How to Make M&M Cookies
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