Double Chocolate M&M Christmas Cookies
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These Double Chocolate M&M Christmas Cookies are a festive and delicious treat. With plenty of chocolate from cocoa powder, chocolate chips and mini red and green M&M's, they're easy Christmas cookies perfect for holiday cookies trays, cookie exchanges and especially the guy in the big red suit!
Equipment
- Mixer
- Mixing bowls
- rubber spatula
- tablespoon size cookie scoop
- cookie sheet
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ¼ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 11 ounces Mini M&M's - red and green with about 1/4 cup reserved, if desired *See Note
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. and prepare a baking sheet(s) by lining it with parchment.
- In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
- Add the eggs and vanilla, and mix again until light and fluffy
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add flour mixture to the wet ingredients and beat until just combined.
- Mix in the chocolate chips and M&M's.
- Using a cookie scoop or a rounded tablespoonful of dough, place onto the prepared baking sheet at least 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for at least two minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
*Note: when baked, the cookies will swallow up the chocolate chips and M&M's. If you want them to have more color, reserve ¼ cup of the mini M&M's and 1/3 cup of the chocolate chips. After removing the cookies from the oven, gently press 2-3 M&M's and chocolate chips into the top of each cookie. Cool on the cookie sheet before moving to wire rack.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 81kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 44mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 83IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg