Can I just say, I LOVE a spring cookie? Full of chocolate with pops of pastel color, these soft and chewy Chocolate M&M Cookies are perfect for your spring baking list! And with no chilling time required, they’re quick and easy to make.

I am a sucker for an M&M cookie.

M&M cookies unseat Chocolate Chip as Cookie Supreme in my book. (GASP)

Don’t get me wrong, I’m nearly an equal opportunist when it comes to cookies…nearly.

But something about that candy shell adding a little texture…

The M&M seems larger than a chocolate chip, it feels like there’s more chocolate…

And they’re just so colorful…what’s not to like?

So, I took all of that…and added more chocolate with a heaping dose of cocoa powder.

Seriously, these ended up like “brownie cookies”. (Per my mom, so ya know, it’s official).

Key Ingredients

Cocoa Powder – Be sure to use baking cocoa, not hot cocoa for these cookies.
Sugar – The blend of white and brown sugar brings a nice balance of sweetness to this recipe. The brown sugar adds some chew and makes the cookies nice and (brace yourself) moist.
M&M’s – While this recipe calls for plain M&M’s, the smaller mini-M&M’s would be nice here as well! (I’ve never tested this recipe with a filled M&M, but now I know I need to, STAT…)

The Process

Chocolate M&M Cookies are incredibly straightforward:

Cream the sugar and wet ingredients together…

Whisk the dry ingredients together…

Mix dry and wet ingredients…

Add candy pieces…

Roll, place, bake!

Chocolate M&M Cookies

Full of chocolate and pastel color, these Chocolate M&M Cookies are perfect for your spring baking list!

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 1

Course Dessert

Servings 3 dozen

Equipment

Electric Mixer optional
Large Mixing Bowls
Baking Sheet(s)
Parchment Paper

Ingredients

2 ¼ cups All-Purpose Flour
⅔ cup cooca powder
1 tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
¾ cup granulated sugar
⅔ cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 bag (10oz) plain M&M's any color

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Stir gently to combine. Set aside.
In another large mixing bowl cream together softened butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy (about 2min). Add eggs and vanilla and mix until thouroughly combined (about 2min).
Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir until just combined.
Add M&M's and mix until well incorporated.
Drop by well-rounded tablespoons* on to a parchment lined baking sheet, placing cookies about 2 inches apart.
*I used a #40 disher (¾oz).
Bake cookies for about 9-11 minutes or until the centers of the cookies are set.
Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 2-3 mintues before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.