M & M Sugar Cookies | Swanky Recipes (2024)

M & M Sugar Cookies

I’ll be the first to admit, M & M cookies are a hit or miss with me. So often, I find cookies that are hard in texture or are too dry. Then, other times, the cookies are really strong is flavor and the M & M flavor just doesn’t mix well. Hard cookies are great every once in a while but, I’m a soft and chewy kind of gal that likes the occasional glass of milk on the side to dunk cookies into. These cookies are incredibly soft and chewy. I love using a sugar cookie recipe to make soft and chewy cookies. In fact, I’ve used this sugar cookie base for these Caramel Chocolate Sugar Cookies I posted last year. You can find that recipe here. For this recipe, I did adapt the recipe by adding a little brown sugar that is traditionally used in baking with M & M’s cookies. The perfect amount of brown sugar really brings the taste of the mini chocolates out.

These M&M cookies match up to bakery style cookies. If you really want to take this cookie to the next level, whip the butter and sugar for about 8-10 minutes. Whipping the butter with a mixer will make the cookies super soft and chewy, but they already are!

M & M stuffed sugar cookies are great for birthdays, parties, holidays, teacher’s gifts and for an everyday dessert. These cookies last a long time. The dough can be frozen for up to 3 months in advance. Simply roll the dough into a “log” and wrap with plastic wrap and place in a bag. When you are ready to bake with them, simply remove the dough and allow it to thaw enough to be able to slice and bake.

The best cookies in the whole world are homemade cookies. Making cookies from scratch it easy and can be a lot of fun. Get the kids together for an afternoon of baking cookies. Let them pick the “fixings” for each cookie recipe such as chocolate chips, mini pretzels, M&M’s, peanut butter chips, caramel candies, cherries, chocolate kisses, raisins and so much more. Freeze any dough that is leftover and use it next time as a simple slice and bake.