M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies
A tasty bite for that 3 PM slump or post dinner sugar craving!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 2 cup flour
- 2 tsp. cornstarch
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 cups milk chocolate M&Ms, divided
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Combine the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt, then mix until just combined. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine butter, sugars, egg, and vanilla and beat on medium speed for 3-4 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Add the flour mixture and blend until combined.
- Gently stir in 1 1/4 cups of the M&Ms and all of the chocolate chips.
- Scoop dough into balls and roll between the palms of your hands. Lightly press down on the cookie dough to make a flatter top. Press the remaining M&Ms into the top of each cookie. I used 3 M&Ms per cookie. Bake for 9-11 minutes, until the edges are set. Let cookies cool for 2-3 minutes, then transfer to a wire cooking rack to cool completely. Mine back in 9 exactly.
Notes
Katie's Tips:
*Use room temperature butter.
*Scrape the sides of the mixer a few times during mixing to make sure all the ingredients are incorporated evenly.
*Space the cookies out on the cookie sheet so the dough does not run together. 12 cookies per sheet is perfect.
*Let cookies sit a few minutes to cool before transferring to the wire baking sheet. I always rush this step and break cookies. I typically eat the broken ones!