Valentine’s Day M&M Cookies
Delight in these soft and chewy cookies bursting with colorful M&M candies, perfect for celebrating love on Valentine’s Day.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Total Time: 26 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups Valentine’s Day M&M candies
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream together the softened unsalted butter, granulated sugar, and packed brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract.
- Whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix until just combined.
- Fold in the Valentine’s Day M&M candies gently.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes or until edges are lightly golden.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.
Notes
Serve warm with a glass of milk or hot cocoa. Optional: create cookie sundaes with vanilla ice cream.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg