Cookies Bars and Brownies · Cooking and Baking with Kids · Winter Holidays
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Deep rich chocolate with festive M&M’s, these Valentine’s Day M&M’s Cookies are a treat your family or friends will love. From scratch cookies are always a perfect sweet treat so why not fill your cookie jar?
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Why You’ll Love These Chocolate Cookies
If you’re a chocolate lover, this is a cookie for you. The deep chocolate flavor coupled with the M&M’s will make this cookie a staple in your cookie jar.
- Rich Chocolate Flavor: Chocolate lovers rejoice! These cookies are packed with cocoa goodness and M&M’s, delivering a decadent taste with every chewy bite.
- Colorful and Fun: Topping the cookie dough with M&M’s not only enhances the flavor but also creates a pop of color.
- Perfect for All Ages: Whether you’re a kid or just a kid at heart, Valentine’s Day M&M’s cookies are sure to bring a smile to your face. They’re great for bake sales, parties, or simply as a sweet treat to enjoy any time of day.
- Kids Can Help: Get the kids or grandkids in the kitchen to help make the cookies. They will have fun pressing the M&M candies onto the top of each cookie dough ball.
Ingredients for Valentine’s Day M&M’s Cookies
This recipe for Valentine’s M&M cookies uses all the regular ingredients. Nothing fancy.
- Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
- White Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Large Egg
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- All Purpose Flour
- Cocoa Powder
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Valentine M&Ms, or other holiday colors.
Equipment for Valentine’s Day M&M Cookies
If you love to bake, you should have everything you need. These cookies are a festive way to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
- Stand mixer though a hand mixer will work too.
- Measuring cup in different sizes.
- Large bowl
- Rubber spatula or wooden spoon
- Prepared cookie sheet – use parchment paper or silicone baking mats
- Wire rack
Tips and Suggestions
- While you can use a big cookie scoop, I like smaller cookies.
- Instead of mixing M&M’s into the cookie dough, I gently pressed them into the cookie dough balls. I tried to make sure to get a white M&M, a pink M&M, and some red M&M candies in each cookie. I like the chocolatey goodness of M&M candies.
- If you want a cookie with more chocolate, add some white chocolate chips.
- While this is a Valentine’s version, you could use any colorful M&M candies.
- You’ll have extra M&M candies left over. Feel free to press more into the cookie dough ball. I only did a few because I didn’t want a cookie covered in the candies.
How do you store Valentine’s M&M Cookies
Once the baked cookies have cooled, store them in an airtight container.
When you’re ready to share, package them up in a cute tin or gift box, add a heartfelt note, and watch as smiles light up their faces.
More Valentine’s Day Recipes
If you don’t have time to bake Valentine’s Day M&M’s cookies, try these Valentine’s cookie pops or . For more of a candy treat try this Valentine’s fudge or Valentine’s bark.
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Easy Valentine’s Day M&M’s Cookies
Whether you're celebrating a romantic dinner for two or a cozy gathering with friends, these cookies are sure to make Valentine's Day even sweeter. So grab your apron, preheat your oven, and let the baking begin!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Course: Cookies Bars and Brownies
Cuisine: American
Servings: 54
Author: Ellen Folkman
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter at room temperature
- ¾ cup Sugar
- ⅔ cup Brown Sugar packed
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 ¼ cups Flour
- ⅔ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 1 bag Valentine's M&M's
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350℉ and line baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients, whisking to combine.
2 ¼ cups Flour, ⅔ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, 1 teaspoon Baking Soda, ¼ teaspoon Salt
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars.
1 cup Unsalted Butter, ¾ cup Sugar, ⅔ cup Brown Sugar
Mix in the eggs and vanilla extract.
2 large Eggs, 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Stir in the flour mixture until it is incorporated. Using a cookie scoop, roll the dough into balls and place it on the prepared baking sheet.
Press Valentine's M&M's into each ball, trying not to flatten the cookie dough.
