These Double Chocolate M&M Cookies are the fudgiest, chocolatiest cookies yet! Super soft and full of kid-friendly M&M chocolate candies.
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Double Chocolate M&M Cookies
I’m on my own again this week in the kitchen. My newly-turned teenager is at cross-country camp, running her heart out. This was a new adventure for her. Maddie’s running with a school this year and doesn’t know any of the kids yet. She’s one that likes to understand a situation completely before she encounters it, so for her to venture out to a camp that she’s never been to before with kids she’s never met is so stretching her. It’s teaching her lessons in faith and trust.
It’s not only teaching her lessons…it’s teaching this mama lessons in faith and trust also. My little girl, just entering into the teenager phase.
Yikes.
How did that happen? Seems like just yesterday she was curled close in my lap reading Sandra Boynton’s The Going to Bed Book. I can still recite that book word for word.
These simple Double Chocolate M&M Cookies take me back to those simpler days. M&M’s always made my kids smile and M&M cookies continue to be a favorite find in our cookie jar.
You’ll love these cookies because they are super soft and super fudgy. They won’t take more than 15 minutes to whip up. I do recommend refrigerating the dough for 30 minutes or so. We like to scoop out the cookies onto baking sheets before refrigerating simply because the dough is easier to handle when it is softer. It also takes less time to bring them to refrigerator temperature. If you are short on fridge space and don’t have room for trays, just refrigerate the big bowl of dough for about an hour and your cookies will turn out just as thick as ever.
Enjoy your kids today. They grow up fast. Spend some time in the kitchen with them whipping up a batch of these colorful cookies. Then sit down with a glass of milk, freshly baked cookie and watch them smile.
Double Chocolate M&M Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter , softened
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups M&M chocolate candies
Instructions
- Using a stand mixer, beat together the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Add in the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Stir the mixture until it is well blended.
- Add in the M&M's and mix until combined.
- Drop the batter by rounded teaspoons onto baking sheets lined with a non-stick baking mat, then refrigerate for 30 minutes before baking. You can also refrigerate the dough in the bowl for an hour and drop the dough on the cookie sheets after refrigerating.
- Bake the cookies in a 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. Do not overbake.
Charlotte Moore says
July 28, 2014 at 6:10 amMy husband would love these. He is a chocolate person for sure. I might make these and use whole wheat soft wheat ( I grind my own wheat) and sucanat for the sugar. I also might do them as they are for a bake sale coming up soon.
Lizzy T says
July 28, 2014 at 9:31 amI’ve seen sucanat in the store but have never bought it. I looked it up and saw that it has a molasses flavor. Sounds so good! I hope your husband loves these cookies!
Kim of Mo'Betta says
July 28, 2014 at 12:09 pmI hear ya! My kids are growing up much too fast…I can’t believe mine are 13, 11 and 6. I wish I could freeze time sometimes! Or fast forward to have these cookies already made and in my mouth 🙂
Lizzy T says
July 28, 2014 at 2:29 pmYour kids’ ages are so close to mine! I have 13, 11 and almost 9. Freeze time on the good days, fast forward the bad days! 🙂
Deb @ Cooking on the Front Burner says
July 28, 2014 at 9:15 pmThese do look really fudgey Julie! Wait until you get to be a Nana! Seems like I was just reading Good Night Moon to my daughter 🙂
Linda says
July 28, 2014 at 9:39 pmThese look so tasty! Thanks for sharing at What’d Tou Do This Weekend.
Linda
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
July 29, 2014 at 12:39 amanother delicious recipe.. my chocolate cravings have definitely kicked in right now!
Cindy Eikenberg says
July 29, 2014 at 5:52 amDouble & chocolate had me right away! These look so delicious!!! Pinning and sharing – have a wonderful Tuesday!
[email protected] says
July 29, 2014 at 1:22 pmThese look awesome! M&M Cookies are my favorite….I’m loving the chocolate base on these bad boys!!
Lisa @ Cooking with Curls says
July 29, 2014 at 1:49 pmI cannot get over how gooey and delicious these cookies look!! I cannot wait to try them. 🙂
Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says
July 29, 2014 at 6:01 pmThick soft cookies are the BEST!! Double chocolate has me sold!
Alexis AKA MOM says
July 30, 2014 at 11:41 amI love how they have a pop of color! YUM
Danielle says
August 1, 2014 at 10:17 amThese look delish! Pinning them! Don’t forget to link this up to my Feature Friday Link Palooza! I know my readers would love this!
http://www.blissfulanddomestic.com/2014/07/feature-friday-link-palooza-lets-get.html
Danielle @ Blissful & Domestic
Creating Beautiful on Less
http://www.blissfulanddomestic.com
Roxana | Roxana's Home Baking says
September 1, 2014 at 2:34 pmThe Going To Bed Book was my daughter’s favorite book when she was a baby as well. We read it so many time, even now, we still read it!
These cookies look amazing! The kids and not only go crazy over colorful M&M’s and those fudgy cookies are sure grabbing my attention!
Thanks for bringing them to this year’s #chocolateparty
Lizzy T says
September 10, 2014 at 9:02 amThanks so much for hosting your chocolate party, Roxana!
Christopher says
October 4, 2015 at 1:43 amI was looking for a double chocolate m&m cookie that didn’t require baker’s chocolate, just cocoa, and I made your recipe. It turned out great. Everything I used was organic, including palm sugar for the brown sugar, which probably ahs more molasses. I would have added a touch less flour and wished I had added it gradually, just because they dough became difficult to work with, and I’d like them just a touch flatter, but that’s a minor tweak and they look just like your photo. I had to experiment with the time a bit, and each batch differed by a minute or two, but they were each great in their own way, even the crisper ones. I would’ve put a touch less sugar too but I should probably do that with every cookie recipe, they always seem too sweet. But indeed very soft and rich as advertised.
Julie Clark says
October 4, 2015 at 7:34 amGreat! I’m glad you liked this recipe. It’s so adaptable to whatever your liking! Thanks!
Christopher says
October 4, 2015 at 11:51 amYou might find it entertaining that I made them because I thought it was sol cold in here last night ta the only answer was to make some mulled cider and bake cookies!:)
Haley says
November 8, 2015 at 1:35 amThanks for sharing this recipe! Exactly what I needed! I’m planning to use christmas m&ms to make xmas cookies! 🙂
Julie Clark says
November 8, 2015 at 8:04 amSo festive! These are some of our favorites!
Kelley Starbird says
January 10, 2016 at 9:50 pmHello!
I made these cookies tonight was a celebration for good grades. They were awesome! I added a box of instant chocolate pudding to the mix and didn’t refrigerate them and they were amazing! I add pudding to all my cookie mixes because it keeps them soft and prevents them from going flat.
Thank you so much for the recipe!
Julie Clark says
January 11, 2016 at 12:48 pmI’m definitely going to try adding pudding mix to my next cookies. Thanks, Kelley!
Kathy says
August 27, 2018 at 3:10 pmA small box of instant pudding?
Nichole says
December 23, 2018 at 3:50 pmDo you just use the powder of the pudding?
Ang says
April 8, 2017 at 8:30 pmI made these cookies and did everything exact and they came out salty, what am I doing wrong??! I made 3 batches and both salty!????
Julie Clark says
April 9, 2017 at 2:12 pmThat’s strange since it only calls for 1/4 teaspoon salt. Did you use sea salt? Or salted butter?
Taz says
December 17, 2017 at 9:53 pmLight cookies. Very tasty. They took 17 minutes to bake though.
Melissa says
December 20, 2017 at 6:51 pmI made these and didnt use real butter, which may be why they were so flat?
Julie Clark says
December 21, 2017 at 5:58 amYes. Margarine in cookies will cause them to be flat.
Gitika says
April 5, 2018 at 3:46 amHi
Can we replace eggs in this recipe by something else?
Julie Clark says
April 6, 2018 at 12:29 pmI’ve not tried it, but you could maybe try greek yogurt or flax seed.
SHARALYN says
July 4, 2018 at 3:35 pmI see someone said these were salty and then the question was asked if that person used salted butter. I plan to make these Sunday night for VBS on Monday. Are you supposed to used salted or unsalted butter? (I keep both on hand, but unless unsalted is stated, I use salted.
Julie Clark says
July 4, 2018 at 4:59 pmI normally use salted with no issues!