Crispy M&M Cookies

These thin and crispy M&M cookies match the bite of the candy shells. Don’t forget to press extra M&Ms into the cookies when you pull them out of the oven, so they have just the right amount of chocolate.

I love cookies and have always loved them, so it’s pretty tough for me to pick a favorite.

If I was forced to rank them, I would say:
1) Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies
2) Peanut Butter Cookies
3) Crispy M&M Cookies

Having a throwback moment, I decided to revisit that 3^rd place cookie.

I first shared the recipe for crispy M&M cookies way back in 2014 in the early days of Last Ingredient.

My husband is a big fan of M&M cookies, so they are on my regular baking rotation. With his birthday the other week, I baked them instead of a cake.

Crispy M&M Cookies: The Ingredients

In that batch (and a few more), I tweaked the recipe increasing the yield to 3 dozen cookies and adjusting the baking soda and baking powder to maximize the crispness.

Cookie bite and texture are very personal. I like crispy M&M cookies because they match the crunch and snap of the candy shells.

One of the trickiest things about M&M cookies and any cookie with a special ingredient that’s mixed in, is to getting those chips or nuts to show on the surface of the baked cookies.

How frustrating is it when you can’t see the M&Ms in your cookies even after you carefully arranged them on top before they went in the oven?

I wait and press M&Ms into the cookies right when I take them out of the oven. M&Ms tend to crack in the heat then they are baked in the oven anyway.

It’s a total food stylist trick that works

Are those late addition M&Ms as secure as the ones baked in? No. But if you store them flat, stacked candy side up, you will only lose a few.

Then once the cookies are all eaten, you can take comfort in the loose M&Ms that fell into the bottom of the container.

Crispy M&M Cookies

• Author: Paige Adams
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 12-14 minutes
• Total Time: 27-29 minutes
• Yield: 36 cookies 1x

These thin and crispy M&M cookies match the bite of the candy shells. Don’t forget to press extra M&Ms into the cookies when you pull them out of the oven, so they have just the right amount of chocolate.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature
  
• 1 cup granulated sugar
  
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  
• 2 large eggs
  
• 2 cups M&Ms
  

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two sheet pans with parchment.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
3. Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Mix in the vanilla extract and eggs until fully incorporated. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Stir in 1-1/2 cup M&Ms.
4. Drop the dough by the scant 1/4-cup spacing 3-inches apart on the sheet pans.  Bake for 12-14 minutes until golden brown. Press the remaining M&Ms into the tops of the warm cookies immediately when you take them out of the oven.
5. Cool on the cookies on the sheet pans for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
6. Store in an airtight container.