Santa's Cookies (Double Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies)
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Santa's Cookies (Double Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies)
Description
Santa's Cookies (Double Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies) feature a dough enriched with instant vanilla pudding mix, which contributes to a moist, tender crumb. The variety of chocolate chips paired with red and green M&Ms lends contrasting flavors and textures, creating a visually festive cookie. After creaming butter and sugars, the dry ingredients—including the pudding mix and baking soda—are incorporated gradually. Chilling the dough allows flavors to meld and prevents excessive spreading during baking.
The cookies are shaped into golf ball-sized dough balls, with additional chocolate chips and M&Ms pressed on top to keep the candy visible after baking. Baking at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 9-12 minutes yields cookies that are set but still slightly soft. Cooling them on the baking sheet before moving to a rack preserves their structure and texture.
These cookies make a colorful addition to holiday parties or gift tins. Their soft center and visible bits of chocolate and M&Ms create a festive and nostalgic experience. The use of instant pudding mix is a distinctive technique that improves texture without complicated steps.
Storing the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature keeps them fresh for up to five days, maintaining their soft and chewy quality.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 2 cups flour
- 1 small box instant vanilla pudding mix not prepared, (one 3.4 ounce box, it must be INSTANT - not cook and serve, etc, dry
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup M&M candies red and green
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, and sugar for 1-2 minutes until fluffy. Add vanilla and egg and mix well.
- In another bowl whisk together flour, vanilla pudding mix, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients until incorporated. Stir in most of the chocolate chips. (Reserve a few chocolate chips and the M&Ms for later) Cover and chill for at least one hour.
- Preheat oven to 350. Very lightly grease a baking sheet. (I lightly mist it with cooking spray, then wipe it off with a paper towel) Roll about 3 tablespoons of cookie dough into a ball (Should be about the size of a golf ball) and place on prepared baking sheet. Gently press remaining chocolate chips and the M&Ms into the cookie dough balls (this makes sure you can see the chips and the M&Ms after they bake!).
- Bake for 9-12 minutes until cookies are set but still slightly underdone. Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes on the baking sheet. Transfer to a cooling rack to finish cooling completely. Store in airtight container at room temperature.
Notes
- Chill the dough for at least one hour before baking to improve texture and prevent spreading.
- Press reserved chocolate chips and M&Ms on top of each dough ball to keep them visible after baking.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to five days.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 18servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 238 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 238kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 186mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 131mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 26g | 52% |
| Vitamin A | 38IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 49mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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