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Spread some love this Valentine’s with these Valentine’s Chocolate Chunk M&M Cookies! Our go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe just got a Valentine’s Day makeover! These festive cookies are made with our popular chocolate chip cookie base but with large melty chocolate chunks and pink and red Valentine’s M&M’s.
The texture of these cookies has everything you’d want in a large, bakery-style cookie – Crispy edges, chewy center, and chocolatey goodness in each bite. They’re easy to make for a Galentines party, gifting loved ones, or for a cozy bake night at home.
Why You’ll Love These Valentine’s M&M Cookies
- They’re Classic! You can never go wrong with the classics – like chocolate chip cookies. If you’re looking for something easy, chocolatey, and totally irresistible for a Valentine’s dessert, these cookies are a must!
- They are soft and chewy. There is nothing like a soft, chewy cookie straight from the oven. The mixture of brown sugar and granulated sugar gives the dough a delicious chewy texture.
- They’re shareable (if you want to share)! This recipe makes a large batch of cookies, making them the perfect dessert or for snacking at a Galentine’s party or a work Valentine’s party.
What You’ll Need
- Flour
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Butter
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Semi-Sweet chocolate chips
- Red and pink M&M’s
How to Make Valentines M&M Cookies, Step by Step
Step 1: Cream butter and sugars.
The first step in making cookies is to always cream butter and sugar together. This step is very important because it whips air into the cookies, making them fluffy, so you don’t end up with a flat cookie. You will whip the butter and sugar together until it is smooth and creamy.
After your butter is creamy, mix in eggs and vanilla until you have a smooth mixture.
Step 2. Mix in dry ingredients.
Before you mix in your dry ingredients, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. This will allow each ingredient to blend more evenly into the creamed butter.
Pour the flour mixture into the creamed butter and mix until incorporated. If you see any loose flour, make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl to mix it into the dough.
Tip! Make sure you don’t overmix the batter. This is a thicker dough, so stop mixing once the dough is evenly mixed.
Step 3. Stir in M&M’s and chocolate chips.
Mix in a generous amount of M&M’s and chocolate chips. We recommend about 1 cup of each. If you love super chocolatey cookies, sprinkle in a bit more!
Step 4. Scoop, roll and chill dough for 10 minutes.
Using a cookie scoop, scoop dough balls and place them onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Press several extra M&M’s and chocolate chips into the top of each dough ball. That way, when they cook, you can clearly see some chocolate chunks and M&M’s on top – this is more of an aesthetic thing, but makes them look very cute.
Once all the cookies have been scooped and rolled, chill for at least 10-15 minutes. Chilling the dough will help the dough solidify so it doesn’t spread too much while baking.
Step 4. Bake until golden brown, cool and enjoy!
After the dough balls have chilled, place 4-6 cookie dough balls on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 350ºF, for 12-15 minutes.
Make sure each cookie is spaced a couple of inches apart from one another. When the cookies are nice and golden on the edges, they are done!
Take the cookies out of the oven and let them cool on a cooling rack for 5-10 minutes before enjoying. Repeat this step for the rest of the cookies and enjoy!
Tips for making the best M&M cookie?
- Type of sugar matters! I have to say this was one of the hardest things to nail down to make the best chocolate chip cookie. For chocolate chip cookies, you want more brown sugar vs granulated sugar because the molasses in the brown sugar will give the dough a nice caramel flavor and chewy texture.
- Cold butter! This is essential. If your butter is too warm, the cookies can spread too much when baking.
- Room temperature eggs. Make sure to set your eggs out ahead of time to get to room temperature. They will blend more easily into your batter.
- Chill the cookie dough. A little extra chill of the cookie dough is an extra step we never skip! Even if it is just chilling for 10 minutes, it helps to solidify the dough. Chilled dough helps to reduce the spread of the cookies. If your dough is too warm, the butter will melt and your cookies will spread.
How to get perfectly round cookies every time!
If your cookies spread out in the oven a look a bit wonky, try this!! Use this tried-and-true trick to make sure all our cookies look perfectly rounded every time.
- Using a large circle cookie cutter or a small bowl. Place the cookie cutter around the shape of the cookie. It may take some gentle molding to fit.
- Gently move the cookie cutter in a circular motion until the abstract edges become more rounded.
- Lift the cookie cutter from the pan and repeat for the rest of the odd-shaped cookies.
Tip! It’s important to do this immediately when you pull them out of the oven, or else they will cool and won’t be pliable.
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Valentine’s Chocolate Chunk M&M Cookies
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 20–24 cookies 1x
Description
These Valentine’s chocolate chunk M&M cookies are made using our best chocolate chip cookie recipe, loaded with chocolate chunks and festive red and pink M&M’s. An easy Valentine’s cookie recipe that’s soft, chewy, and perfect for gifting or sharing.
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 sticks cold butter, cubed
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup red and pink M&M’s
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Prep 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set to the side.
- You can use a handheld electric mixer or a stand mixer. In a medium bowl or bowl of an electric mixer with paddle attachment, cream cold butter until soft and whipped. Add in sugars, mixing until combined and fluffy. Next, add in eggs and vanilla, and once again mix until combined.
- Add in half of the flour mixture into the creamed butter mixture and beat on medium speed until just combined. Add in the remaining flour mixture and mix in until just combined.
- Stir in M&M’s and semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- Scoop large cookie dough balls onto one of the cookie sheets. Freeze the doughballs in the freezer for 10 minutes.
- Bake cookies for 12-15 minutes. Transfer cookie sheet to a wire rack and let cool for 5 minutes. Best if eaten warm!
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 60
