Soft and chewy Christmas cookies with M&Ms! I love the tradition of baking during the holiday season, and these Christmas M&M cookies are a hit on any cookie platter. Whether you’re whipping up a batch of homemade Christmas cookies for a festive cookie exchange or looking for easy Christmas cookies to enjoy with loved ones, this recipe delivers. These M&M Christmas cookies are not only delicious but also incredibly simple to make, so you have more time to celebrate the Christmas season.
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Easy Christmas Cookies with M&Ms
Need an easy Christmas dessert recipe?
You’ll love these Christmas M&M cookies!
I used to do elaborate baking at Christmas.
From layered shortbread bars, to twice-baked biscotti, and cut-out Christmas sugar cookies that I could spend the whole afternoon decorating.
Then I had a kid.
And my Christmas baking morphed into easy Christmas desserts like this peppermint chocolate cake.
And these Christmas cookies with red and green M&Ms.
So easy.
So delicious.
Kid-friendly to eat and make.
A total win for the busy mom around Christmas.
These cookies would be delicious with a mug of this homemade gingerbread latte (Starbucks copycat!)
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Christmas M&M Cookie Ingredients
Here are the ingredients you need to make these M&M Christmas cookies:
- all-purpose flour (you can also use gluten-free all-purpose flour mix)
- baking soda
- salt
- butter
- granulated sugar (white sugar, coconut sugar, date sugar, erythritol, monk fruit, etc.)
- brown sugar
- vanilla extract
- eggs (free-range is always preferred!)
- Christmas M&M’s (red and green) (you can sometimes get them here year-round!)
- semi-sweet chocolate chips (or any type of chocolate chips you like)
If you are making these M&M cookies and it’s not around Christmas time, you can use regular M&Ms, or peanut M&Ms. I think I’ve seen Valentine M&Ms and Halloween M&Ms too – if you get pulled into all the festive things like I do. 😉
Oh and I just found out that there is a toasty vanilla M&Ms flavor – I want to try it!
That flavor wasn’t available when I checked, but these campfire s’mores M&Ms were. With the orange, black, and white colors, they’d make cute and yummy Halloween M&M cookies.
So many M&M cookie options!
Let’s get back to Christmas cookies…🎅🎁🍪🎄
Another yummy Christmas snack you might want to check out: Easy Christmas Popcorn Snack Mix
M&M Christmas Cookie Tips
To make these M&M Christmas cookies gluten-free, use a gluten-free flour like this, in place of the all-purpose flour (1:1).
I was pretty sure that M&Ms are gluten-free but I doubled checked just to make sure.
And yes they are, for all my gluten-free buddies! The exceptions are pretzel M&Ms and crispy M&Ms – they are not gluten-free.
If you would like to use naturally-colored M&Ms, check out this post for delicious dye-free options.
To form the cookies, you’ll take rounded tablespoons of cookie dough and space them on your cookie sheet.
You can use a regular spoon, but I’d highly recommend doing the simple hack we used when I owned my bakery:
Ice cream scoops!
I have this set of three ice cream scoops, and I use them more for cookie dough than ice cream.
If you’re only going to get one cookie scoop, and the one I use the most for cookie recipes (including this one) is #40.
The ice cream scoops makes the cookies all the same size, which makes them bake evenly.
The cookie sheet can be lined with either parchment or silicone baking mats.
Let’s make these easy Christmas cookies with M&Ms!
M&M Christmas Cookies
These Christmas M&M cookies are soft and chewy, and filled with festive green and red M&Ms! They are super easy Christmas cookies to make, and are always a hit on Christmas cookie platters.
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups Christmas M&M's (red and green)
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt, and set aside.
4. In a large bowl, beat the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
5. Add the vanilla extract and eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
6. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
7. Gently fold in the Christmas M&M's and semi-sweet chocolate chips, if using.
8. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
9. Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden but the centers are still soft.
10. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
11. Enjoy your festive Christmas M&M cookies with a glass of milk or your favorite holiday beverage!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
36Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 174Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 79mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 1gSugar: 16gProtein: 2g
For more Christmas desserts, check out this super popular gingerbread scones recipe. Seriously, go take a look and save it now to make for Christmas morning – it’s SO good. (I’m not just saying that – it’s been shared over 25,000 times.)
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