M&M Cookies

  • Prep Time: 0 mins
  • Total Time: 8 mins
  • Yield: 42cookies
  • About This Recipe

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    Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cupspacked brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cupmargarine, softened
  • 1teaspoonvanilla
  • 2largeeggs
  • 2 1/4 cupsall-purpose flour
  • 1cupM&M’, plain chocolate candy
  • 1/2 cupnuts, chopped(optional)
  • 1teaspoonsalt
  • Directions

  • Preheat oven to 375°.
  • Mix brown sugar, butter or margarine, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl until blended.
  • Stir in remaining ingredients.
  • Drop dough by rounded teaspoonful about 3″ apart onto lightly greased cookie sheet.Press additional candies into each cookie if desired.
  • Bake until light brown, 6 to 8minutes.
  • Cool slightly; remove to a wire rack.
  • Reviews

  • “Very good!The cookies turned out a golden brown and nice and chewy.The only change I made was to add 1 tsp. of baking soda because I thought it was a little odd that it didn’t call for any.Thanks for a great cookie recipe! “

  • “Yummy!I used 3/4 c. butter flavored Crisco stick instead of butter.Very Good!Thanks for sharing.”

  • “I also think these cookies might have been missing an ingredient or two. They turned out soft, but more cake-like rather than a chewy cookie I had expected.”

  • “realllllllyyyyyyyyyy good”

  • “Baked these exactly as written; they did turn out chewy and nicely browned, but found the next day that they are incredibly salty and a little bland. Would probably add baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt next time.”

  • “we loved these! yum :)”

  • “Excellent cookie.I made these for my husband’s lunches.I used DARK m&m’s and a handful of cashews.YUM!!Thanks for posting-I’ll be making these again soon!”

  • “These are thick, soft cookies. I was surprised there was no baking soda in them but they didn’t need it. The eggs were obviously enough to make them puff up beautifully. One of my complaints is, they were too salty. I would definitely recommend cutting that back to 1/2 tsp. like a traditional chocolate-chip-cookie recipe calls for. Apart for the saltiness, I also found the flavor a little ‘bland’. I would like to try adding another tsp. of vanilla or maybe even almond extract.I didn’t have any nuts so I used 1 1/2 cups M&M’s. I made them for a meeting the week of Valentine’s so they were the red, pink and white combination. I needed to bake mine about 8 1/2 to 9 minutes or they were just too gummy in the center. I think with some minor adjustments, this good recipe could be a great recipe.”

  • “Followed recipe verbatim.Cookies came out leaden – perhaps because of all the brown sugar and no leavening agent.It’s kinda sad to get an average cookie with all those good ingredients, and you know it’s bad when hungry teenagers ask if there’s “anything else for dessert.””

  • “excellent flavor, but I substituted white sugar and 2 tbs of mollasses,because I didnt have any brown sugar. Still came out wonderful!”

  • “These were wonderful!Came out golden and nice and chewy.Keeper in my house.Thanks Carole”

  • “Just made a batch for Valentine’s Day Bake Sale.Used the idea of putting more of the red, pink and white M&M’s on top, and they not only taste great, but look great, too.Good recipe!”

  • “My DH loves these!I made them for Christmas cookies keeping the green and red ones out, and after spooning onto cookie sheet placing the green and red ones on top before baking.My DH made sure there were enough left for him while I was making the cookie gift plates!”

  • “Great Recipe!!!My 4 year old and I have made these cookies twice in the last 2 weeks.Very easy!I used exactly what the recipe called for and they were amazing!Thanks for sharing Carole!”

  • “These were good cookies too! I also added some baking soda to the recipe and I chilled my dough because I have a problem with a hot kitchen!”

  • “Loved this recipe.Even my fiance who can only boil water can make these.He know’s their my favorite.Some people get flowers I need cookies.”

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