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By: MadelinePosted: 09/10/2021Updated: 01/19/2024
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Make soft and chewy M&M Sugar Cookies with this simple M&M cookie recipe. Use holiday M&Ms to make special cookies for every holiday!
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Can I make these cookies gluten free?
Storage and Freezing
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Only thing better than sugar cookies are sugar cookies with M&Ms
I love big, soft and chewy sugar cookies. I took my classic sugar cookie recipe up a notch by mixing in LOTS of milk chocolate M&Ms.
These colorful M&M sugar cookies are perfect for birthday parties, holiday parties and everything in between.You can easily alter this M&M cookie recipe by using different types of M&Ms and seasonal M&Ms for holidays!
- Mixing bowls
- Measuring spoons and measuring cups
- Cookie measuring scoop
- Electric hand mixer or stand mixer
- Sheet pan or baking pan
- Cooling rack
- Spatula
Ingredients
- Butter
- Sugar
- Light brown sugar
- Egg
- All purpose flour
- Corn starch or arrowroot starch
- Salt
- Baking soda
- M&Ms
What type of M&Ms should I use?
I think that milk chocolate M&Ms work best for this M&M sugar cookie recipe, but you can use any type of M&M. You can try dark chocolate or peanut butter for a fun twist on the classic recipe.
Looking for a classic chocolate chip cookie recipe? Try this brown butter chocolate chip cookie recipe! It is rich and chewy with ribbons of dark chocolate running through it.
If you love M&M cookies, try these monster cookies next. They are peanut butter oat cookies with chocolate chips and mini M&Ms.
Can I make these cookies gluten free?
Yes! Just replace the all purpose flour with a 1-to-1 gluten free flour blend. Depending on the flour blend, they make cook faster or slower than the all purpose flour so just keep an eye on the cookies and remove them from the oven when they are golden brown.
How to make m&M Sugar cookies
Step 1: Prepare sugar cookie dough
To begin, preheat oven to 325F. Then, cream softened butter, sugar and brown sugar together with an electric mixer. Mix in the egg.
Pour in the flour, salt, baking soda and corn starch. Mix again and continue mixing until a smooth even dough forms. You may need to use a spatula to help the dough come together.
Step 2: Mix in M&ms and Form Cookies
Pour in three quarters of the M&Ms and fold in with the spatula. Using a cookie scoop, scoop 2 tbsp of dough onto the baking sheet per cookie.
Flatten the dough balls slightly and top them with the rest of the M&Ms.
Step 3: Bake until golden brown
Then, bake the cookies at 325F for 15-18 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet and then transfer to the cooling rack to cool completely.
Make this M&M Cookie recipe for Any holiday!
The best part about this sugar cookie recipe is that it can be adapted for any holiday! M&M sells varieties for any holiday like red white and blue M&Ms for the Fourth of July so you can make Red White and Blue Sugar cookies by using those!
You can also customize these birthday cake cookie bars for any holiday!
Make a festive Christmas M&M cookie recipe by using the red and green M&Ms. You can even mix in some Christmas sprinkles. Make Valentines Day sugar cookies with the red white and pink M&Ms!
Storage and Freezing
Allow the cookies to cool completely, then, store in an air tight container on the counter for up to 5 days. Or store for up to 10 days in the refrigerator.
Freeze these M&M sugar cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
Check out these other delicious cookie recipes
- Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies
- White Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Mocha Cookies
- Holiday Almond Cookies
- Sprinkle Cookies
Recipe
M&M Sugar Cookies
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Make soft and chewy M&M Sugar Cookies with this simple M&M cookie recipe
Recipe By: Madeline
Prep: 15 minutesCook: 18 minutesTotal: 33 minutes
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Servings: 12 cookies 1x
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)
- 1 egg (room temperature)
- 2 cups all purpose flour (scoop and level measured)
- 1 tsp corn starch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup M&Ms (separated into 3/4 cup and 1/4 cup)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place softened butter in a bowl with sugar and brown sugar. Mix together with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer until it is evenly combined and soft and fluffy. Crack a room temperature egg into the bowl and mix again until soft and fluffy.
- Pour all purpose flour, corn starch, salt and baking soda into the bowl and mix with the electric mixer until fully combined. Use a spatula to continue mixing the dough and help the dough come together.
- Pour 3/4 cup of M&Ms into the bowl and mix into the dough with the spatula. Using a cookie scoop, measure out 2 tbsp per cookie and scoop onto the parchment lined baking sheet. Continue scooping until you have 12 cookies – you may need to bake in 2 batches.
- Press down on the dough balls slightly to flatten and top with the remaining 1/4 cup of M&Ms. Place the baking sheet in the oven to bake at 325F for 15-18 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool for at least 10 minutes on the baking sheet.Then, transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.
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Kylie+Ann+Stanley says
i was SO excited to try these cookies and they were unreal! way better than anything you can find in a store, or even some bakeries.
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Madeline says
Yay thanks so much! So glad you liked them.
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Kelly Jo says
Delicious and very easy to make. I didn’t know if they were going to turn out because I thought the dough was too crumbly, but they were perfect! I can’t wait to try different chips, like butterscotch. Yum! Thank you for the recipe! My family loves them too!
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Nicole says
This recipe is great! I made them for my partner and I and ended up freezing half to save ourselves from eating all of them immediately.
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Madeline says
Hah, love it! Thanks!
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Lily says
Easy, quick and yummy 😋. My toddler helped me to prepare them, was a lovely time together. We make this cookies to share with family and friends.
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Madeline says
Wonderful! Thanks, Lily!
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Dawn says
Very yummy. I doubled the recipe and thought it would produce more, but that is ok- will just triple it next time.
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Madeline says
thanks Dawn!
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Eddie says
Are you sure it’s cornstarch and not baking powder? I though cornstarch dries ? My dough was really crumbly .
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Madeline says
did you move forward with baking them? it can seem like a crumbly dough but once baked they come together and are not dry.
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CathyP says
I was in a hurry so I pressed the dough into a sheet pan, baked them and cut them as bar cookies. They turned out great – kind of like a delicious shortbread cookie with M&Ms. Thanks for sharing your recipe Madeline!
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Madeline says
wonderful! thank you!
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Lisa says
My colleague made these and they were amazing! Had perfect texture and not flat like a pancake. I was wondering if it would be just as good with chocolate chips instead of MMS?
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Madeline says
thanks Lisa! and yes, totally! just substitute them normally and they should work.
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Nora says
I followed the direction to a T when I mixed the dry too the wet, the dough was not cookie dough, I had to add an extra eggnand more butter( another stick) and then more flour. Got 4 test cookies n the oven now 🙏🏼They turn out
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Madeline says
I’m sorry the dough turned out weird – I’ve made these several times without issue so I’m not sure what went wrong! I hope the test cookies turned out well!
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Christine says
My dough was way too dry and crumbly. I added another egg and 2 more tablespoons of butter in order to get it to a consistency that would hold together. Tasted fine but were very flat. Wouldn’t use this recipe again.
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Madeline says
hey Christine! the dough does turn out a bit dry before baking but the cookies are really fluffy and moist once baked with the recipe as is. I’m sorry they didn’t turn out great for you!
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Tonia says
Cookies taste horrible! Absolutely no flavor! Im so upset I wasted the ingredients and my time!
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Stu Gotz says
I was just making these cookies and was worried that the dough was so dry, so I came down to the comments section to see if anyone had the same problem. Lo and behold, the people who had dry dough and continued with the recipe all seemed really happy with the results. The people who wanted to solve their fry dough problem with extra ingredients seem to be the only ones who didn’t have the final product turn out well. After baking, i wish they were slightly thinner, but they taste fantastic. Thanks for the recipe!
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Madeline says
Great! Thanks, Stu!
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Lucy says
There is way to much butter I almost threw up 😕 I recommend doing not a full stick , probably half
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Madeline says
That amount of butter is very standard for the amount of cookies. 1/2 stick would make them very dry, but thanks for your input.
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Kirk M. Sutton Sr. says
These are great!! I doubled the recipe and found that I did not need as much M&M’s as noted in the recipe. I had left over from the dough which was really no problem…yum-yum. As for the rest of the recipe, it worked out fine. I used a 2-tablespoon spoon to form the cookies which gave me a 2 1/2 – 3-inch cookie. For a batch of 24 I ended up with 36 total cookies. They are tall and soft as described. I leaned toward 18 minuets for baking time checking them at 15 minuets for brown edges. All came out good. I had no problem with the dough being dry, the texture is misleading at first, but once you put your hands in it you’ll know!! Thank you for the recipe!
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Madeline says
You’re welcome! I am glad you are happy with the recipe.
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Hannah says
Made the cookies for my work cookie exchange and they were a hit!
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Madeline says
Awesome!! Thanks, Hannah!
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Alyssa A. says
Amazing!
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Madeline says
Thanks, Alyssa!
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Adriana Mino says
These turned out so well! I added sprinkles to make them more festive. I did have to bake longer than the recipe stated but that’s probably due to my oven. Love how simple the ingredients were and how quickly the cookies came together. Definitely saving!
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Madeline says
Yay! Thank you! And yes baking times may vary oven to oven.
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Tom says
Followed the recipe to a T. They baked fine and looked good. However, they completely lacked any flavor. I’m not sure if maybe vanilla would’ve helped, but they were bland.
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Angie Oliver says
My 11 year old son and I made these. We doubled the batch and they were amazing! Everyone loved them! This recipe is a keeper!
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Madeline says
Yay! So glad to hear that. Thanks, Angie!
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Ritz says
This cookie dough was so dry, I had trouble keeping it together to put on the cookie sheet. I double checked the recipe but I had followed it to a tee. Cookies were only so so.
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Madeline says
Hi there! I am sorry to hear you were not fully happy with these cookies. Sometimes over mixing can cause the dough to be too dry. If that happens in the future, maybe try adding a tablespoon of water.
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