Valentine’s M&M Cookies

Name: Valentine's M&M Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¾ cup unsalted butter, melted; ¾ cup packed brown sugar; ½ cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 2 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 ½ teaspoons cornstarch; ½ teaspoons salt; ½ cup milk chocolate chips; ½ cup Valentines red and pink M&Ms + 2 tablespoons for toppings

posted by Zainab Mansaray on Jan 18, 2024 0 comments »

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These Valentine’s M&M cookies are the perfect sweet treat to share with your loved ones this Valentine’s Day. These chewy chocolate chip cookies have Valentine’s Day M&M’s sprinkled throughout.

A pile of Valentine's M&M Cookies on a plate.

Hey there, and welcome back, friends.

You are in for a sweet treat!

I just love the vibrant red and pink M&M’s used in these Valentine’s cookies! It’s so festive for the occasion.

My kids were thrilled with the bright pinks and couldn’t resist biting into one.

A bottle of milk with a cookie leaning against it.

I want to talk a little bit about making a great cookie since I have made many of them over the years. Brown sugar makes cookies makes your cookies spread thin and chewier, which I love. I love the result of using both granulated sugar and brown sugar in cookies.

The cookie dough needs to be cold before it is baked. That is the secret to keeping cookies from spreading. So don’t skip the directions to refrigerate the cookie dough; I promise you will love the results!

A pile of Valentine's M&M Cookies with one cookie with a bite out of it.

Since love is in the air, make a batch of these Valentine’s cookies with M&M’s with your loved ones.

Ingredients

unsalted butter
brown sugar
granulated sugar
a few eggs
vanilla extract
all-purpose flour
baking soda
cornstarch
salt
milk chocolate chips
Valentine’s red and pink M&Ms

How to Make Valentine’s M&M Cookies

In a medium mixing bowl with a hand mixer, beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until combined.

Melted butter with brown sugar in a glass bowl.

Add the eggs and vanilla. Mix until combined.

Mix the flour, baking soda, cornstarch, and salt in a separate medium mixing bowl with a whisk.

A glass bowl with the dry ingredients and a whisk.

Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture. Mix with a large spoon until thoroughly combined.

A glass bowl with the wet and dry ingredients added with a wooden spoon.

Fold in the chocolate chips and M&Ms.

A glass mixing bowl with M&M's and chocolate chips added with a wooden spoon.

Cover and chill the dough for at least 1 hour. This will help prevent the cookies from spreading. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Use a cookie scoop to measure 2-3 tablespoons of dough.

Roll into a smooth ball. Place each cookie dough ball 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet. You can press a few extra M&Ms into the top of each cookie dough ball for looks.

A baking sheet with balls of cookie dough with M&M pressed into them.

Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges begin to brown. Allow the cookies to cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack. Enjoy!

Six Valentine's M&M cookies cooling on a rack with a bowl of M&M in the background.

How to Store

Store homemade cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or keep them fresh longer by storing them in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. You can also freeze cookies for up to 3 months.

A close up of a Valentine's M&M cookie with a bite out of it and cookies around it.

More Valentine’s Day Recipes

An overview of four cookies with Valentine's M&M's. One cookie has a bite out of it.

What do you think of this cute Valentine’s cookie recipe? What would you serve with these cookies? Let me know in the comment section below.

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Happy Valentine’s Day baking, friends!