Soft M&M Cookies - simply delicious cookies that you have to make for your Valentine!
I think we need 10 more hours in a day. I know I do for sure! There is just so much to do and not enough time! The evenings are the busiest - it's dinner (from scratch almost every day), it's bath time, it's bed-time stories, it's the clean-up. Ooooh, how I dislike doing dishes. Just ask my Hubby. I complain. Every.time. But then I get up in the morning to a clean kitchen and that always makes me happy!
So what I am trying to say is - send a cleaning fairy. I am paying in cookies!!
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Because there is always time to make cookies. 🙂 When I announced to my girls the idea of Valentine's Day M&M cookies - they jumped for joy! My son was busy playing hot wheels with daddy. :). Of course, the boys were not too busy to devour a few. These cookies were a huge hit! Soft (thanks to cornstarch) with a crunch from the M&M's. All in Valentine's Day color theme, of course. 🙂
Notes on the recipe:
- The cookies will puff up during baking but will deflate a little while cooling.
- The cookies are soft but not cakey.
- I suggest leaving about ¼ of a cup of M&M's to place them on top of the baked cookies, while they are still hot. The candy will stick to them without sinking. And the cookies will be so pretty!
Soft M&M Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ c unsalted butter softened
- ¾ c packed light or dark brown sugar
- ¼ c granulated sugar
- 2 c all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon pink sprinkles optional
- 1 c M&M's I used Dark Chocolate Valentine's Day edition
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whip butter for 20 seconds until creamy.
- Add both sugars and whip until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes.
- In another mixing bowl, whisk together flour, soda, salt and cornstarch.
- Add the egg and vanilla to the butter-sugar mixture.
- Mix well.
- Add the dry ingredients all at once and mix on low just until incorporated.
- Stir in the sprinkles and M&M's (reserving about ¼ c of M&M's for placing on top of baked cookies).
- Cover the dough with a plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour.
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Scoop the cookie dough with a 1,5 tablespoon cookie scoop. Place on a baking sheet.
- Bake 9 to 11 minutes. (The magic number for me was 10 minutes)
- While the cookies are still hot, place few M&M's on top of each, gently pressing down.
- Cool cookies completely.
- Store in an air tight container for up to 1 week.
dfasdfasdf says
store for 1 week. lady are you kidding me. you don't make something as delicious as m&m cookies and wait a week to eat em. insane i tells ya. i eat 10min later lady.
CrunchyCreamySw says
LOL Love it! Thank you!
Allie|Baking a Moment says
I am right there with you, Anna! Evenings are always such a scramble at our house too. Although I'm lucky to have a hubby that likes to cook so I get a lot of help. Your cookies look so pretty! I love the pink m&m's- so festive! Hang in there dear 😉
Pamela says
Such sweet and pretty looking cookies! Perfect for love day!
Curry and Comfort says
Another fun recipe for Valentine's Day... Love these cookies.
Stacy | Wicked Good Kitchen says
LOVE these soft M&M cookies for V-Day, Anna! I've already pinned these beauties yesterday, but had trouble signing in with Disqus (for some strange reason, LOL). I'm with you...a clean 'lab' in the morning is always a good thing. I could use some cleaning elves and fairies, too. 😉 Have a great weekend, my friend!
Courtney says
You think I could get my Valentine to make these for me? 🙂 That would give me another hour in the day!
Serena B says
Mmm..M&M and valentines colors makes everything so festive! I hate all the dishes too and it feels like life is always going way tooo fast! Have a lovely weekend my sweet friend! XOXO
CrunchyCreamySw says
Thank you, Serena! You too!!
Sylvie Shirazi says
Ha, I need one of those cleaning fairies too!
CrunchyCreamySw says
Ha ha! Thanks, Sylvie!
Emily @ Life on Food says
Chocolate chip cookies are my favorite but there is something about M&M that get me every time. Especially when they are particular colors for a holiday. It makes them so much better.
CrunchyCreamySw says
Me too! Thanks, Emily!