Soft and Chewy M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies
User Reviews
4.5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Chill Time
3 hrs
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Total Time
3 hrs 20 mins
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Servings
12
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Calories
479 kcal
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Course
Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Soft and Chewy M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies
Description
Soft and Chewy M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies combine classic ingredients like butter, brown and granulated sugars, and vanilla with a mix of M&M's and chocolate chips for a colorful, sweet finish. The inclusion of instant vanilla pudding mix adds moisture and softness, helping to achieve the chewy texture described. After creaming the wet ingredients and mixing in dry components, the dough is shaped into 12 equal-sized mounds with additional candy pieces placed on top for a decorative touch. The dough is refrigerated before baking, ensuring the cookies maintain their shape and chewiness.
The cookies offer a pleasant balance of chewy texture with bursts of chocolate and candy crunch throughout. Their colorful appearance makes them suitable for sharing at celebrations or casual snacking. The chocolate chips and M&M's together provide both traditional and playful chocolate flavors.
Storing these cookies airtight at room temperature will keep them fresh for up to a week, while freezing extends their shelf life to six months. The dough itself can also be refrigerated or frozen for later baking, providing convenience in managing portions.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened (1 stick, unsalted
- ½ cup brown sugar packed (I used 1/4 cup of light and 1/4 cup dark)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg large
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup instant vanilla pudding mix
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¾ cup M&M's plus more for adding to dough mounds
- ½ cup chocolate chips plus more for adding to dough mounds, semi-sweet
Instructions
- To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large mixing bowl and electric mixer) combine the butter, sugars (highly recommend using some dark brown sugar), egg, vanilla, and beat on medium-high speed until creamed and well combined, about 4 minutes.
- Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the flour, pudding mix (just add it dry as if it’s a dry ingredient, do not actually make pudding), baking soda, salt, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 1 minute.
- Add the M&M's, chocolate chips, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 30 seconds.
- Using a large cookie scoop, 1/4-cup measure, or your hands, form 12 equal-sized mounds of dough, roll into balls, and flatten slightly. Tip – Strategically place a few M&M's and chocolate chips on top of each mound of dough by taking M&M's and chips from the underside as well as adding more as necessary for a nice pop of color.
- Place mounds on a large plate or tray, cover with plasticwrap, and refrigerate for at least 3 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 bake 8 cookies per sheet).
- Bake for about 10 to 11 minutes, 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
- Store baked cookies airtight at room temperature for up to one week, or freeze for up to six months.
- Unbaked cookie dough can be refrigerated up to five days or frozen up to four months for baking on demand.
- Adding extra M&M's and chocolate chips on top of dough mounds enhances the colorful display of the cookies after baking.
- The pudding mix is added dry to improve texture and chewiness, not to make actual pudding.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 479 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 479kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 60g | 20% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 10g | 59% |
| Cholesterol | 38mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 290mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 28g | 56% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.5
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