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M&M Cookies (Soft Santa Cookies)
Easy M&M Cookies (Santa Christmas Cookies) with simple steps and ONE added ingredient for a soft and chewy consistency in LESS THAN 15 minutes!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
32 mins
Servings: 18 - 20 cookies
Calories: 243 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ cup stick butter melted, not spreadable
- ½ cup light brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup granulated white sugar or a granulated sweetener that measures 1:1 with sugar
- 2 tablespoons golden syrup or coconut syrup, agave, rice malt syrup, maple syrup or honey may be substituted
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ cups all purpose or plain flour, scooped and levelled - add more as needed - only up to ¼ cup extra
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅓ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup M&M's red and green, divided
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips dark or milk chocolates can be used
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Microwave the butter for about 30 seconds to just barely melt it (half soft and half melted).
- Beat the butter with the brown and white sugar/s until creamy and pale in colour and sugar has dissolved. Pour in the syrup, vanilla and the egg, and lightly beat until just mixed through.
- Add the flour, baking soda, and salt, mixing until combined. If needed, add in one tablespoon of the 'extra' flour at a time until the dough is still soft but easy to handle and firm enough to form one large ball (the dough should not be dry. I only needed 3 tablespoons of the extra flour).
- Fold in half of the chocolate chips and m&m's with your hands.
- Scoop out 18-20 balls* and arrange them on a lined baking sheet with parchment paper. Press the remaining candies onto the tops of each cookie.
- Bake for about 10-11 minutes. The cookies will look pale and puffed up, but should be golden around the edges. DO NOT OVER BAKE or your cookies will become hard once they have cooled.
- Allow to cool on the baking sheet for about 30 minutes.
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Notes
- *When measuring your flour, make sure you spoon it into your measuring cup, then level it off with a knife. Try not to pack the flour into your measuring cup as this will cause too much flour being packed in and create cakey cookies instead of crispy cookies.
- To make jumbo sized Christmas cookies (like these): Scoop out 12 balls (about 2 tablespoons of dough) and arrange them at least 3 inches apart to give them room to spread. You may need 2 or 3 large baking sheets.
Nutrition Information
Calories
243kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
32g
(11%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
11mg
(4%)
Sodium
111mg
(5%)
Potassium
81mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
22g
(44%)
Vitamin A
44IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
28mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18- 20 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 243
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 243kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 111mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 81mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 22g | 44% |
| Vitamin A | 44IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 28mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.