Mini M&M Cookies are a classic CCC often made at the holidays using colorful M&M’s candies and sometimes a little extra bit of sprinkles.
Mini M&M Cookies
By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime
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Mini M&M Cookies is my recipe of the day for the annual blogging event Christmas Cookies Week. My blogging friends and I have been doing this one for a few years now. It’s always something I look forward to. Especially since cookie baking is so much fun.
I decided to post a recipe for M&M’s cookies, which is a childhood favorite of many. It is essentially a chocolate chip cookie, but using the candies adds a festive color.
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Mini M&M Cookies

Mini M&M's Cookies
Equipment
- cookie sheet
- cookie dough scoop
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 10.10 ounces Mini M&M's candies 1-1/2 cups
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temp
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon coffee extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cookie sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Cream butter with sugars until smooth.
- Add egg and extracts and blend again,
- Mix in flour, baking soda and salt until a dough forms, then stir in one cups of the M&Ms, saving the last half cup for the tops.
- Use a one tablespoon cookie scoop to drop dough onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
- Bake cookies five minutes to allow them to spread, then sprinkle with cookie decor and remaining candies.
- Continue baking another 5-7 minutes until edges are golden brown.
- Cool on pan 5-10 minutes before sliding the parchment onto a cookie rack to finish cooling.
Notes
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Mini M&M’s are so cute…especially when they are used in cookies! I’ll have to keep an eye out for a bag of red and green ones!
I saw the red & greens at the store today. They did not have those earlier.