4th of July Chocolate Chip Cookies
Soft and chewy 4th of July Chocolate Chip Cookies are loaded with gooey chocolate chips and colorful patriotic candies for the ultimate summer dessert. These jumbo cookies have thick centers, crisp edges, and rich buttery flavor in every bite. Make them all year long by swapping the chocolate candy colors!
Servings: 14 cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup salted butter softened at room temperature
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 whole large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup Red, White and Blue M&Ms
- 1/2-3/4 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/2-3/4 cup milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside. With an electric mixer in a large bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla extract. Beat until combined.
- Add the flour, baking soda and baking powder. Continue to mix together until cookie dough is formed, scraping down the sides of a bowl with a spatula occasionally. Do not over-mix.
- Add the M&Ms and chocolate chips and mix until incorporated.
- With a large cookie scoop or ice cream scoop, equivalent to 1/4 cup, scoop cookie dough into balls and place on the prepared cookie sheets. *Optional, add more M&Ms, and chocolate chips to the tops of the cookies to look extra pretty.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven and let cool on the cookie sheets for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Enjoy!