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Classic M&M Cookies

This classic M&M cookie recipe can be altered to fit any occasion by swapping out the M&M's!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 24 cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup salted butter softened
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cup all purpose flour gently spooned and leveled
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cup M&M candies

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl combine your flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Whisk together until combined and set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, mix the softened butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, egg and vanilla on medium speed until fluffy.
  • Add in your flour mixture little by little until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
  • Stir in 1 1/4 cup of the M&M's with a spatula until evenly distributed.
  • Optional: you can chill your dough for up to 24 hours, but it is not completely necessary.
  • Scoop the dough into balls (about 29 grams each if you are weighing them) and place them on your cookie sheet. Press the remaining M&M's into the tops of each cookie dough ball.
  • Bake for 9-11 minutes or until the edges just start turning golden brown. Allow to cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack.