How To Make M&M Cookies
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Discover the secret to making delicious M&M cookies that are soft, chewy, and full of chocolatey goodness. My kids love these any day of the week.
Easy M&M Cookie Recipe
My family loves cookies. As a Mom, I love having warm cookies on the table when the kids get home from school. My youngest nephew gave me the best compliment when he said, “You sure do know a lot of different cookie recipes.” I guess I’m doing my job.
This easy M&M cookie recipe is one of the varieties that the kids love. Who doesn’t love a cookie with M&M candies? It’s the best of both worlds.
This particular recipe is failproof. I attribute the easiness to the use of Crisco in the recipe. I find that Crisco makes the perfect texture when it comes cookies.
Ingredients
- Brown Sugar
- White Sugar
- Crisco
- Large Egg
- Vanilla Extract
- Water
- All Purpose Flour
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- M&Ms
How to make M&M cookies?
Step by Step Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Using either a large bowl and a hand mixer or a stand mixer, cream together Crisco, brown and white sugars, scraping down the bowl as you go.
- Beat in vanilla, egg and water.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and mix well.
- Stir in M&M candies by hand.
- Drop cookie dough by the teaspoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet pan.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let cool on the pan for a few minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Storage Instructions
Transfer cooled cookies to an airtight container, and store at room temperature.
For the full ingredient amounts and recipe steps for easy M&M cookies, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Recipe FAQs
- I prefer butter flavored Crisco, but regular works too. Make life easier with these Crisco sticks, no measuring required.
- The total amount of flour used is 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons!
- There’s no need to sift the dry ingredients unless you really want to.
- Change up your cookies for the holidays. I love using different colored candies for Easter, Christmas, Halloween, etc.
- I prefer using pure vanilla extract.
- A small cookie scoop makes the perfect size cookie.
- This makes a smaller batch of cookies, so go ahead and double it, if desired.
Recipe Variations
- Use mini m&m candies.
- Try different M&M flavors.
- Swap M&Ms with chocolate chips or mini chocolate chips.
Our Favorite Cookie Recipes
Cookies are our love language and we have so many favorites, but chocolate chip cookies are probably at the top of the list. Our mom’s classic chocolate chip cookies and these Amish pudding chocolate chip cookies are two of our favorites.
Kitchen Tools Needed for this Recipe
- Hand mixer or stand mixer
- Large Bowl
- Spoonula
- Measuring utensils
- Cookie Sheet/ baking sheet
- Cookie Scoop
- Wire Rack
- Spatula
M&M Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Crisco
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 Large Egg
- 1/4 teaspoon Water
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour
- 2 Tablespoons All Purpose Flour
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 3/4 cup M&Ms
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Using either a large bowl and a hand mixer or a stand mixer, cream together Crisco, brown sugar and white (granulated) sugar, scraping down the bowl as you go.
- Beat in vanilla, egg and water.
- Add dry ingredients (add all the all purpose flour – 1 cup + 2 Tablespoons) to the wet ingredients, and mix well.
- Stir in M&M candies by hand.
- Drop by the teaspoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet pan.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let cool on the pan for a few minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
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- I prefer butter flavored Crisco, but regular works too. Make life easier with these Crisco sticks, no measuring required.
- The total amount of flour used is 1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons!
- There’s no need to sift the dry ingredients unless you really want to.
- Change up your cookies for the holidays. I love using different colored candies for Easter, Christmas, Halloween, etc.
- A small cookie scoop makes the perfect size cookie.
- This makes a smaller batch of cookies, so go ahead and double it, if desired.
- Love M&Ms? Try this M&M cookie with oatmeal!
- The nutritional information is auto-calculated and can vary depending on the products used.
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