M&M Cookies

Thursday, October 9, 2008

I’m entering into my Power of Pink Challenge. There are quite a few breast cancer awareness events this month. I saw this M&M cookie recipe and I knew I had to try it. Growing up, my mom made M&M cookies using yellow cake mix. They’re quite tasty but I really don’t like using cake mix (I know, I’ve become a food snob). So I’ve been in search of a great M&M cookie recipe for about a year now. I made monster cookies and they were great, but weren’t exactly what I was looking for… This recipe really hit the spot. The large amount of brown sugar keeps these cookies sweet and moist. I love the texture and the bits of pecan in cookie.

I took these to our second week of beer pong league. I did have one person ask if the M&M were leftover from Valentine’s Day. I explained that they were for Breast Cancer Awareness. Seriously, do you think a bag of M&Ms could last in my cabinets for 8 months?!? (I happen to love M&Ms in everything – on ice cream, with pretzels, and by themself, frozen of course). Enough babbling from me, on to the recipe…

M&M Cookies – from Delish – originally from the Cookie Bible
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar – I used Splenda Brown Sugar blend
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 1/3 cups M&M’s, divided
1 cup chopped pecans
Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. Beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until well blended. Add eggs; beat well.

Gradually add flour mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in 3/4 cup M&Ms and all the nuts.

Drop by rounded teaspoons onto cookie sheet. Press 5-6 of remaining M&Ms on each cookie before baking. Bake 9-11 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.

Yields about 3-3 1/2 dozen cookies. I made a double batch which yielded a about 6.5 dozen cookies. I used my cookie scoop to portion the batter.

Cookies, Dessert, Go-To Recipes, Power of Pink

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stephchows — December 4, 2009 at 2:01 pm

WOW total sugar coma! I love that it’s a PB cookie with a whole PB cup put into it!! Such a fun idea 🙂
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birdutmasali — December 4, 2009 at 3:32 pm

and peanut butter
and chocolate
and aMrshmallows
süpppppeer 🙂
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Jelli Bean — December 4, 2009 at 3:38 pm

Considering it’s not even 10am and I’ve just polished off my 4th cheesecake brownie, I’d better stay as far away from these cookies as possible. They look phenomenal.
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Ingrid — December 4, 2009 at 7:01 pm

Looks good. I bet they’d be super festive looking with the holiday m&ms.

Happy Friday!
~ingrid
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nutmegnanny — December 5, 2009 at 1:26 am

These look sugary and delicious 🙂 I tend to find mini M&M’s either in the check out lane or at Christmas I find them over where they have little stocking stuffer candy.
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Molly Jean — December 5, 2009 at 2:49 am

I have the sugar shakes just thinking about these 🙂 They are waaaay too cute!
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Julie — December 5, 2009 at 4:16 pm

I’d love that sugar party in my mouth…wow!
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oneordinaryday — December 8, 2009 at 1:53 pm

My kiddos would be all over this. All that candy PLUS a cookie?! They’d love it! LOL
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oneordinaryday — December 8, 2009 at 1:54 pm

Oh – the mini m&ms? I can usu. only find them in the check-out aisles in the small tubes. I haven’t seen them in bags in a long time.
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Jen — December 8, 2009 at 2:36 pm

I’ll have to look up by the checkout next time I need mini M&Ms. I was definitely looking for a bag…
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Amy — December 8, 2009 at 10:12 pm

OMG your pictures are TDF
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Lisa — December 8, 2009 at 11:33 pm

The only place I can find M&M minis now is in the bulk candy aisle. I haven’t seen them in any sort of packaging in ages.
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bridget {bake at 350} — January 3, 2010 at 1:03 am

“super sugar overload cookies” sound good to me! 🙂 Thanks for linking!
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Diane {createdbydiane.blogspot.com} — January 3, 2010 at 3:40 am

Very Clever!
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Katie — January 7, 2010 at 5:04 pm

Wow those look great, I’ll have to try them. I love your photography!
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