It's fun to share these soft, fudgy Chocolate M&M Cookies, or you can make them for a quick baking project.
INGREDIENTS
– 1 & 3/4 cups (210g) all-purpose flour– 1/2 cup (42g) unsweetened natural cocoa powder– 1/2 teaspoon baking soda– 1/2 teaspoon salt– 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened– 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar– 1/2 cup (100g) firmly packed light brown sugar– 2 large egg– 1 teaspoon vanilla extract– 1 cup M&M
Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
Step 1
INSTRUCTIONS
Beat butter, sugar, and brown sugar until frothy with a medium-speed electric mixer. After adding each egg, stir well. Mix in vanilla.
Step 2
Lower mixer speed. Mix the flour mixture into the butter mixture until just incorporated or a few flour streaks remain.
Step 3
Mix in M&Ms gently. You can add a few on the outside of rolled cookie dough balls before baking.
Step 4
Cover and chill cookie dough for 30–60 minutes until cool and handleable. Heat the oven to 350°F. Cover baking sheets with parchment or silicone.
Step 5
Roll 2 teaspoons of dough into balls using a #30 scoop. Place them on prepared pans with 2 inches between each cookie. Place reserved M&Ms outside cookies.
Step 6
Bake one pan at a time until cookies are set, 8–10 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the pan on a wire rack for 5–10 minutes.
Step 7
Then carefully remove the cookies from the pan to cool on a wire rack.