Soft and Chewy M&M Cookies

Soft and chewy M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies are filled with M&Ms candies and chocolate chips.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 8

Chilling 2

Total Time 2 23

Servings cookies

Calories 222kcal

In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ¾ teaspoon salt
In a large bowl, beat together butter and shortening until well-combined.
½ cup butter, ½ cup plain vegetable shortening
Add sugars, and beat for about 4-5 minutes on high, or until very well-combined.
1 cup light brown sugar, ¾ cup granulated sugar
Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla; beat in for 3 minutes.
2 large eggs, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Stir in flour until just combined.
Add chocolate chips and M&M's; stir in.
1 ½ cups M&M's Chocolate Candies, 1 cups chocolate chips
Cover, and refrigerate dough for at least 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375 F, and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Drop dough by medium scoops (1.5 tablespoons) onto prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for about 8-10 minutes, or until very lightly browned at the edges.
Remove from oven, and let cool on baking sheet.

It's key to properly measure the flour. The most accurate way to measure the flour is to weigh it (click on "metric" immediately underneath the ingredients to get the weights). If you aren't weighing the flour, sift or stir it to break it up. Lightly spoon the flour into a measuring cup and level. Avoid packing the flour because it will give you dry, crumbly dough.
Please don't skip the chilling time. Otherwise, the cookies will bake out and be flat without it.
Using a cookie scoop will make it easier to portion the dough and will give you uniform cookies.
Slightly underbaking the cookies will help to keep the cookies soft and chewy.
Nutrition values are estimates.