Chocolate M&M Cookies And Holiday Recipes I Love

posted by Lyubomira on December 22, 2014
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Soft and chewy chocolate M&M cookies. Simple, quick to make and delicious! Great for your last minute holiday baking.

Easy christmas M&M chocolate cookies

Easy Chocolate M&M Cookies

 

Hi guys! Happy “busy” Monday! I hope you are doing well! For those of you, who are traveling, stay safe and have a great time with your families. I was not planning on posting anything today, but … I’ll be quick, these chocolate M&M cookies deserve to be shared..

I wanted to share with you another variation of my chocolate sugar cookies, which I posted last week. I know I said no more Christmas cookie recipes for this year, but their really isn’t a new recipe! It is the same chocolate shortbread dough with the addition of mini chocolate Christmas M&Ms.

They are cute, festive and easy to make. No cutting involved, you just shape small balls, roll in mini M&Ms, press, chill and bake.

 

christmas M&M chocolate cookies

Chocolate M&M Shortbread Cookies

 

The truth – we ate way too many of these chocolate sugar cookie sticks so I was scared that there won’t be any left for the “big day”. And since I don’t have the time to  cut equal sized cookie sticks and decorate them, I just made plain round Chocolate M&M Cookies. Not so plain, I added some mini chocolate M&Ms in red and green.

 

Very easy and festive christmas M&M chocolate cookies

Chocolate M&M Cookies

 

I hope you enjoy them!

Due to the issue some individuals had with dryness of the dough, I’ve reduced the amount of flour to 1 1/2 cups from 2 cups. Please make sure your butter and egg are at room temperature. Butter needs to be very soft. Don’t add milk or more butter, just start adding flour and cocoa  gradually and check the consistency.Once you start rolling cookies (after you let the dough rest and chill), dough will become very soft.

The dough for these Chocolate M&M Cookies is not too dry to me, but it all depends on the brands of ingredients you use.

 
Servings: 24

Chocolate M&M Cookies And Holiday Recipes I Love

Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
10 minutes
Total Time:
25 minutes
Soft and chewy chocolate M&M Christmas cookies. Simple, quick to make and delicious! Great for last minute holiday baking.
Easy christmas M&M chocolate cookies
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup (2x 4 oz sticks/226 gr) softened butter
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour — (might need more)
  • ¾ cups unsweetened cocoa
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp baking soda — (optional)
  • 1 1/2 - 2 cups mini Christmas M&Ms

Instructions

  1. In a bowl sift together flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda. Set a side.

  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment beat butter and sugar for 3 minutes until creamy.

  3. Add in egg and beat on low until combined. Add vanilla extract and mix for 30 more seconds.
  4. Gradually add in flour-cocoa mixture, mixing on low speed until everything is well combined.
  5. This dough is sticky, using a rubber spatula scrape down the sides of the bowl and a ball. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
  6. When ready to bake the cookies: I used a small cookie scoop to scoop out balls from the chilled dough. Then I rolled them in mini Christmas chocolate M&Ms ( add as many as you'd like), place on parchment paper lined baking sheet, press with your palm to flatten a little and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
  7. Preheat oven to 350 F (177 C). Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes. Let them cool on the baking sheet for 3-4 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.
  8. Store cookies in air tight container for up to a week.

Recipe Notes

This dough is thick.
Chilling the dough is mandatory in order to avoid spreading.
Due to the issue some individuals had with dryness of the dough, I've reduced the amount of flour to 1 1/2 cups from 2 cups. Please make sure your butter and egg are at room temperature. Butter needs to be very soft. Don't add milk or more butter, just start adding flour and cocoa gradually and check the consistency.Once you start rolling cookies (after you let the dough rest and chill), dough will become very soft.
Do not over bake cookies, because they will get hard.
Course: Dessert
All text and images © Lyubomira from CookingLSL.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 138, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 27mg, Sodium: 132mg, Potassium: 54mg, Carbohydrates: 15g, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 8g, Protein: 1g, Vitamin A: 245%, Calcium: 8%, Iron: 0.8%
 
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I’ve also included some links to blogs I enjoy reading with Holiday recipes I love! Festive and delicious, I hope you like them! These are just some of my favorite recipes, but the list was getting way too long and I couldn’t include more.

Happy Holidays!

 

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More lovely cookies : Peppermint Pinwheels via Bake.Eat.Repeat

Bundt cakes are always great for the holidays : Eggnog Bundt Cake via Twointhekitchen

Baklava for the holidays, how about this one? : Baklava Recipe via Natasha’sKitchen

Vegan? Check these cookies out : Best Vegan Chocolate Chunk Cookies via Ceara’s Kitchen

Craving chocolate? Peppermint Skillet Brownie via Bakerita

These cookies are beautiful! : Iced Chocolate Peppermint Cookies via Bakingamoment

These are so cute: Santa Klaus Cake Pops via Mysaltandpepper

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originally posted on December 22, 2014 last updated on January 5, 2023
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