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Chocolate Chip M&M's Halloween Cookies
Chocolate Chip M&M's Halloween Cookies combine browned butter, two types of M&Ms in festive Halloween colors, and semi-sweet chocolate chips to create chewy, rich cookies with a nutty depth. The browned butter adds toasty flavor, while cornstarch in the dough maintains a soft texture. These cookies incorporate both orange and black M&Ms for seasonal appeal and topping each cookie adds visual interest and extra candy in every bite.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
11 mins
Chill Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 26 mins
Servings:
16
cookies
Calories:
254 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
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.
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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
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%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 254
% 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.