I love cookies! I spend the whole month of December playing with recipes and making batches of cookies with friends and neighbors.
This recipe for the Best M&Ms sugar cookies is probably the recipe that I messed with the most before I got it perfect!
If you have ever had a Publix sugar cookie – this cookie has the same taste and texture. So you could easily omit the M&M’s and sprinkle with some sugar to turn this into the best sugar cookie recipe.
The cookie recipe is the best base for so many creations. I have also used this recipe and added M&Ms, chocolate chips, and mini chocolate chips (use 1 cup of each).
So when you are looking for the best Christmas cookie to make this holiday season – you have to try this recipe. It makes a ton of cookies (I would say about 5 dozen) and they are delicious, soft, and chewy!
These cookies were even soft and chewy 2 days after I made them.
Another reason to love these cookies…scoop out the batter into small balls and freeze them to enjoy later. You only have to cook them for another minute.
I also have a huge cookie sheet that makes it fast to make a bunch of cookies.
Keep scrolling to find the full printable recipe below.
Preheat your oven to 325*. Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
In a standing mixer, blend butter, and sugars. Once blended, add the eggs and vanilla extract.
In a medium-sized bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Slowly add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients. (Tip – if you have a flour sifter, use that to sift your flour as you measure it out into a mixing bowl.)
Add the M&Ms into the mix and stir to combine.
I use a medium cookie scoop and drop them onto the cookie sheet, about an inch apart.
Bake for 8-9 minutes. They may not look done – but you do not want to overcook them.
Let them sit on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.
Repeat until you have baked all the dough or freeze the dough balls for future baking.
The Best M&M's Sugar Cookies
This is going to be your new favorite cookie recipe. They are soft and chewy. Plus they are versatile. You can add chocolate chips or M&Ms to the batter.
Ingredients
- 14 Tablespoons butter, softened
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 Tablespoons Milk
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 10oz. bag M&M (or more if you like to add a few to the top of the cookies)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325*. Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a standing mixer, blend butter, and sugars. Once blended, add the eggs, vanilla extract, and milk.
- In a medium-sized bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Slowly add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients. (Tip - if you have a flour sifter, use that to sift your flour as you measure it out into a mixing bowl.)
- Add the M&Ms into the mix and stir to combine.
- I use a small cookie baller and drop them onto the cookie sheet, about an inch apart.
- Bake for 8-9 minutes. They may not look done - but you do not want to overcook them.
- Let them sit on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.
- Repeat until you have baked all the dough or freeze the dough balls for future baking.
