Chocolate Chip M&M's Halloween Cookies
User Reviews
4.4
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
11 mins
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Chill Time
4 hrs
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Total Time
4 hrs 26 mins
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Servings
16 cookies
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Calories
254 kcal
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Course
Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Chocolate Chip M&M's Halloween Cookies
Description
This recipe starts by browning unsalted butter until aromatic and amber-colored, enhancing the cookie's flavor with nutty notes. The browned butter is cooled slightly before mixing with egg, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, and vanilla extract to create a cohesive dough. Dry ingredients including all-purpose flour, cornstarch for softness, baking soda, and salt are combined and folded into the batter.
Orange and black Halloween-themed M&Ms and semi-sweet chocolate chips are stirred into the dough, which may appear crumbly but will hold together when scooped. Scooping or shaping dough into 2-tablespoon balls and topping with extra candy pieces creates cookies rich in candy mix-ins. Baking until edges are set ensures chewy centers. These cookies store well at room temperature for up to a week or can be frozen for longer storage. Dough can be refrigerated or frozen before baking and baked straight from frozen with slight adjusted time.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter browned, unsalted
- 1 egg large
- ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ½ cup Orange M&Ms plus more for topping each cookie
- ½ cup M&Ms candy plus more for topping each cookie, black or dark brown
- ½ cup chocolate chips plus more for topping each cookie, semi-sweet
Instructions
- Brown the butter by cooking butter over medium heat in a medium saucepan until it’s amber to brown in color, about 5 minutes depending on pan size. I swirl the pan in the last minute or so to make sure I can really see the color changes. Butter will go through stages of hissing, sputtering, and making noise until the water cooks off at which point the browning occurs. Butter will smell nutty and aromatic.
- Pour butter into a large mixing bowl, making sure to scrape the bottom of the saucepan with a spatula and transfer any browned bits (they have wonderful flavor) from the bottom of pan into the mixing bowl. Wait momentarily before adding the egg so you don’t scramble it.
- Add the egg, sugars, vanilla, and whisk to combine.
- Add flour, cornstarch (keeps cookies soft) baking soda, salt, and stir to combine. Dough may seem crumbly yet oily, this is okay.
- Add the orange and black M&Ms, chocolate chips, and stir to combine.
- Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop, or your hands, form approximately 16 equal-sized mounds of dough, roll into balls, and flatten about halfway.
- Place mounds on a large plate or tray, cover with plasticwrap, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, up to 5 days. Do not bake with unchilled dough because cookies will bake thinner, flatter, and be more prone to spreading.
- Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray.
- Place dough mounds on baking sheet, spaced at least 2 inches apart (I use a half-sheet pan and bake 8 cookies per sheet) and bake for about 10 1/2 to 12 1/2 minutes (if your cookies are smaller than mine, reduce baking time) or until edges have set and tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked, pale, and glossy in the center; don’t overbake. Cookies firm up as they cool.
- Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for about 10 minutes before serving. I let them cool on the baking sheet and don’t use a rack.
Notes
- You can use a mix of Halloween-colored M&Ms beyond just orange and black, depending on availability.
- Cookies stay fresh airtight at room temperature for up to one week or frozen for 4 to 6 months.
- Dough can be stored refrigerated up to 5 days or frozen up to 4 months to bake later, adding convenience.
- If baking from frozen dough, no need to thaw; just increase baking time by 1 to 2 minutes as needed.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 254 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 254kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 28mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 158mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 66mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
| Vitamin A | 224IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 32mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.4
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