Show someone you care with these festive Valentine’s Day M&M Cookies. These soft sugar cookies filled with mini chocolate chips and M&M candies will put a smile on their face. Spread the love with these Valentine’s Day M&M Cookies!!!
M&M candies are so colorful and fun! They make everyone who sees them smile. Make these delightful Valentine’s Day M&M Cookies for some you love or admire. I guarantee that they will not only feel appreciated but want to eat one immediately. Cookies have always been a great gift to give to neighbors, friends, or co-workers. It’s an inexpensive gift with such a big impact. Just the thought of someone caring enough to make a fresh batch of cookies for them will warm and win their hearts. Package them on pretty paper plates, decorative tin boxes, or food-safe boxes sold at craft stores. Bake a batch of cookies and show someone you care. HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!
INGREDIENTS TO MAKE VALENTINE’S DAY M&M COOKIES
- Butter
- Light brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Large eggs
- Pure vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Kosher salt
- Mini or regular semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Valentine’s Day M&M’s candies, divided
HOW TO MAKE VALENTINE’S DAY M&M COOKIES
- Have butter and eggs at room temperature (or quick softened butter in microwave 15 seconds).
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Line 2 baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper.
- In a stand mixer or medium bowl with hand mixer, cream together softened butter, brown sugar, and sugar, until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla; mix until blended.
- Add the flour, baking soda, and salt; mix until combined.
- Remove bowl from mixer stand or set hand mixer aside.
- Stir in chocolate chips and M&M’s with a rubber spatula until evenly incorporated.
- Use a 1-inch cookie scoop (about 1 to 1.5 Tablespoons) to drop 12 cookie dough balls on the baking sheet.
- Roll each cookie dough ball between your hands to make smooth.
- Place them 3 across and 4 down. Bake for about 11 minutes or until almost set in the center.
- (They will have a glossy look).
- Remove from oven and immediately place more M&M’s on top of each cookie.
- Let the cookies sit on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
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Valentine’s Day M&M Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup mini or regular semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 cups (10 oz bag) Valentine's Day M&M candies, divided
Instructions
- Have butter and eggs at room temperature (or quick softened butter in microwave 15 seconds). Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line 2 baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper.
- In a stand mixer or medium bowl with hand mixer, cream together softened butter, brown sugar, and sugar, until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix until blended. Add the flour, baking soda, and salt; mix until combined. Remove bowl from mixer stand or set hand mixer aside. Stir in chocolate chips and 1 cup M&M candies with a rubber spatula until evenly incorporated.
- Use a 1-inch cookie scoop (about 1 to 1.5 Tablespoons) to drop 12 cookie dough balls on the baking sheet. Roll each cookie dough ball between your hands to make smooth. Place them 3 across and 4 down. Bake for about 11 minutes or until almost set in the center. (They will have a glossy look). Remove from oven and immediately place more M&M's on top of each cookie, (1 cup M&M candies for topping baked cookies). Let the cookies sit on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
Notes
- If you want to skip the step of topping the baked cookies with the M&M candies, then add the entire 2 cups (10 ounce bag) to the cookie dough.
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