Friday, February 25, 2011

M&M COOKIES

The hubby and I have been going through an M&M phase lately. I bought a bag of them back in December thinking I would use the red M&M's for the nose in some Rudolph Christmas cookies that I actually did not end up making. The bag of M&M's was ripped open one night when only chocolate would do and over the course of January we had eaten the whole bag. I hadn't had M&M's in a long time and I forgot how addictive they are.

The other week the husband came home with yet another bag! Oh dear... This time I decided to spin straw into gold and make M&M cookies.
I always loved cookies made with Smarties when I lived in the UK and these are just like them: fun and incredibly tasty. I made a big batch for a baby party I went to recently; they're so colorful and cute.

These cookies are lovely and chewy which complements the chocolatey crunch you get from the M&M's. 

A bag of peanut butter M&M's mysteriously appeared in the apartment this week...

M&M Cookies: 
(makes approx 30)
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup butter (room temperature)
  • 2 eggs (room temperature)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups of M&M's

Cream the butter and sugar together.

Add the vanilla and eggs and beat well.

Add the flour, salt and baking soda, blend well.

Add a cup of M&M's and mix in.


Drop tablespoons of dough onto a cookie sheet, separated well from each other.

Cover each drop of dough with more M&M's on top.

Bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes (depending on how you like them).


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17 comments:

  1. My kids love m&m cookies. :) They look delicious.

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  2. So nostalgic! I can already taste these. Man, M&M's are the dang best, aren't they?

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  3. baby SIA was like "Wow mom we gotta make these"
    so guess sunday is baking day!

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  4. Ah, they look so colorful! It has been too long since I made something with M&M's. I've been thinking about making M&M brownies, but M&M cookies will always be my favorite!

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  5. ha, my mom used to make these. need to make a batch soon :)
    -meg
    @ http://www.clutzycooking.blogspot.com

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  6. Ah those are very cute cookies... aren't ya glad ya still had that candy around?

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  7. classic J loves these oh man I want smarties now!

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  8. You are a darling - M&M cookies are one of my husband's favorites. We used to buy them all the time from the bakery but I never made them at home. Will have to do so now (although M&Ms are rather pricey here in Manila; maybe I can prevail on relatives back in the US to send a choco-care package...)

    And Smarties!! How I miss those - I grew up eating them in Canada. Love their different crunch from M&Ms. 8-)

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  9. I love M&M cookies but have never had a good recipe. This looks perfect. Thanks!

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  10. Beautiful photos! Sometimes, M&M's are all you need in life :)

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  11. Those look like the perfect M&M cookies! Yum!

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  12. I made these a while back and now I'm craving them all over again! They were super delicious and moist... can't wait to make em again :)

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    1. I LOOOOOVE THIS RECIPE! About a year ago I made these and just recently the craving came back again. They're the only cookies I make home made and I plan on making them again... and again...

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  13. This cookies looks perfectly. This is a very interesting solution to spice up my diet :)

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