Cookies baked from scratch always taste so much better than store-bought and these cookies are such a colorful, fun change of pace from the usual chocolate chip or sugar cookies. You’ll love how easy these are to make and freeze.

How to Make M&M Cookies

These M&M cookies are not thick, they’re a little bit of a thinner cookie but super soft, chewy and yummy. Perfection in our opinion!

This is great recipe introduce kids to baking.

  • Cream softened butter with white and brown sugar first (per recipe below). Mix the egg into the sugar mixture.
  • Combine dry ingredients into the butter and sugar mixture a little at a time.
  • Bake until lightly browned.

The dough will keep in the fridge for 3-4 days, or in the freezer for 3 months. Form into a 2-3-inch log and tightly wrap in two or three layers of plastic, or in one layer inside a freezer bag. Whenever you want, warm from the oven cookies, just slice into ½-inch discs and bake until browned and fragrant.

Can You Freeze M&M Cookies?

This recipe is perfect for make-ahead convenience. Consider doubling the recipe so you’ll have a stash of these put away for unexpected guests or school parties that pop up suddenly. These fabulous cookies will keep for 3 – 4 months in the freezer packed in bags or containers. They thaw in 1 – 2 minutes.

Other Delicious Add-Ins

My M&M cookies are versatile and accommodating to many yummy additions and substitutions Here are some ideas to spark your creativity:

  • Chocolate: Reese’s Pieces, chocolate chips
  • Chips: Peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips
  • Nuts: Chopped walnuts, pecans or almonds

Whether you stick to the original recipe or play around with ingredients, M&M cookies are a reliable, ever-popular treat.

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Recipe Adapted Terpsma, Taryn. “Smartie Cookies”. Recipe. Cooking with Class. Beaumont, AB, 2011. 83. Print.

Easy M&M Cookies

Nutrition Information

Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

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