Valentine M&M Cookies
Valentine M&M Cookies are thick, soft in the center, perfectly chewy around the edges, and loaded with chocolate chips and festive pink and red M&Ms. These are the perfect cookies for Valentine's Day, class parties and treat boxes!
Servings: 11 jumbo cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup salted butter softened at room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 whole large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups Cupid's Mix M&M's
- 1 cup chocolate chips of choice
Instructions
- 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 egg 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.
- Place dough balls in the refrigerator for 1 hour to overnight.
- When ready, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside. Bake for 9-10 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!