Christmas peanut butter M&M cookies are crispy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside, and loaded with Christmas coloured M&Ms. It makes them a perfect cookie to bake this holiday season!
WHY YOU'LL LOVE THESE COOKIES
No chilling required. These cookies come together easily and quickly with this no chill cookie dough.
Perfect cookie texture. I love a chewy cookie and these cookies have the perfect chewy texture with slightly crispy edges.
Perfect for Christmas. The red and green M&Ms make these cookies perfect for easy Christmas baking.
Holiday cookie exchange. Make these cookies a little smaller and they make perfect holiday cookie exchange cookies!
INGREDIENTS
- Butter - I use salted butter and make sure it is at room temperature.
- Brown Sugar
- White sugar
- Peanut butter- I use smooth peanut butter.
- Vanilla extract
- Eggs- This recipe use two whole large egg .
- Flour- All purpose flour works best.
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Red and green M&M candies
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a large bowl beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Add in peanut butter and mix until ingredients are well combined. Mix in eggs and vanilla.
In a separate medium sized bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix just until no flour streaks remain.
Fold in the M&M candies.
Scoop dough into 3 tbsp balls (or use a medium sized cookie/ice cream scoop) and place on the lined cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
Bake for 11 minutes or until the bottoms are golden brown. Once removed from the oven top hot cookies with extra M&M candies.
Let cool to room temperature before moving.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
STORING THE COOKIES
These cookies should be stored in an airtight container at room temperature. The cookies keep well up to five days.
CAN I FREEZE THEM?
Yes, you can freeze the baked cookies or cookie dough balls up to 3 months.
If baking from frozen they will just need a few extra minutes in the oven.
HOW TO GET PERFECTLY ROUND COOKIES
As soon as the baked cookies are pulled from the oven place a round cookie cutter (a little bit large than the cookies) around the cookies and gently swirl it around. This will give your cookie a round shape.
If you don’t have a cookie cutter you can use a glass or a jar lid.
WHAT DOES SPOONED AND LEVELLED FLOUR MEAN?
Spooned and levelled flour refers to the way of measuring flour. To properly measure flour you should scoop spoonfuls of flour into your measuring cup and then scrape with a knife to level off the access.
Scooping the measuring cup directly into your flour cause the flour to compress and getting more than the recipe calls for.
CAN I MAKE THE COOKIES SMALLER?
Yes, you can the cookies smaller. Instead scoop 1.5 tbsp worth of dough and bake for 8-9 minutes.
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Christmas Peanut Butter M&M Cookies
Equipment
- large mixing bowl
- baking sheets
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 C salted butter at room temperature
- 1 C brown sugar
- 3/4 C white sugar
- 1 C smooth peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1 & 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 & 1/2 C all purpose flour spooned and levelled*
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 C Christmas coloured M&M candies plus extra for topping the cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy (usually takes 3 minutes).1 C salted butter, 1 C brown sugar, 3/4 C white sugar
- Add in peanut butter and mix until ingredients are well combined.1 C smooth peanut butter
- Mix in eggs and vanilla.2 large eggs, 1 & 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- In a separate medium sized bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.2 & 1/2 C all purpose flour, 2 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix just until no flour streaks remain.
- Fold in the m&m candies.1 C Christmas coloured M&M candies
- Scoop dough into 3 tbsp balls and place on the lined cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 11 minutes or until the bottoms are golden brown. Once removed from the oven top hot cookies with extra M&M candies. Let cool to room temperature on the pan before moving.
Notes
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