Crispy M&M’s Cookies (2024)

baketotheroots April 30, 2021

Crispy M&M’s Cookies

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There is not much to celebrate right now, but why not make something colorful to lighten up the mood a bit? I think we could all need some joy in our lives these days ;) So… how about some sweet and colorful cookies? I got some large and sugary cookies with crispy m&m’s for you today. Have you tried this version of m&m’s? There are no peanuts hidden inside, instead, you got that crunchy chocolaty filling which, unfortunately, tastes really delicious ;P

I have to admit it – I used to be a huge fan of m&m’s. When these crispy m&m’s hit the market several years ago, I was immediately on fire ;) Not literally. I mean very happy ;P The m&m’s with peanuts are nice, but the “new” version quickly became my absolute favorite. Eating half a bag during a movie was no problem for me at all. Well… those days are over. Now sweets like that only end up in my shopping cart if I am planning on baking something with it. When those little colorful treats are inside or on top of something baked I normally have no problems holding back and not eating too much of it.

In case you don’t have problems with sugar, feel free to grab one of these cookies. Everyone else might want to break a cookie into several pieces and eat it throughout the day or maybe two days. I’ve been nibbling on a cookie like that for almost a week… just kidding! ;P

Seriously – the cookies here are “classic” American cookies which means they are basically small sugar and calorie bombs. Keep that in mind. If you are craving some delicious cookies with less sugar or completely sugar-free treats, you can check out my category for sugar-free/sugar-reduced recipes. A little less of the white devil’s stuff can’t hurt – even if you don’t have to pay attention to it because you’re a diabetic or for other health reasons ;)

INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN

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(16 cookies)

1/2 cup (120g) butter, melted
1/2 cup (100g) sugar
1/4 cup (50g) brown sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups (180g) all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
6.3 oz. (180g) Crispy M&M’s

(16 Cookies)

120g Butter, geschmolzen
100g Zucker
50g brauner Zucker
1 Ei (L)
1 TL Vanille Extrakt
180g Mehl (Type 550)
1/2 TL Backpulver
1/4 TL Salz
180g Crispy M&M’s* (plus ein paar mehr)

DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG

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1. Melt the butter and let cool down a bit. Add both sugars and the melted butter to a large bowl and mix until very light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix well. Combine the flour with baking powder, and salt and add to the bowl – mix until just combined. Add the M&M’s and fold in. When everything is mixed place the dough in the fridge for about 45 minutes.

2. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Use a cookie scoop or two tablespoons and place dough portions with enough space in between on the baking sheet – bake for about 12-14 minutes until the edges of the cookies got just a tiny bit of color. Take out of the oven, press some more M&M’s into the cookies if not enough are peeking out, let cool down on the baking sheet for some time, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool down completely. Repeat with the remaining dough.

1. Die Butter schmelzen und wieder etwas abkühlen lassen. Beide Zuckersorten mit der geschmolzenen Butter in einer großen Schüssel hell und luftig aufschlagen. Das Ei und den Vanille Extrakt dazugeben und gut unterrühren. Mehl mit Natron und Salz vermischen und zur Schüssel dazugeben – nur kurz unterrühren. Die Crispy M&M’s dazugeben und unterheben. Den Teig für etwa 45 Minuten in den Kühlschrank stellen.

2. Den Backofen auf 180°C (360°F) vorheizen. Ein Backblech mit Backpapier auslegen. Mit einem Cookie-/Eisportionierer oder zwei Esslöffeln Teig mit genügend Abstand auf das Blech setzen und für etwa 12-14 Minuten backen, bis sie an den Rändern nur leicht Farbe bekommen haben. Die Cookies aus dem Ofen holen – wer mag, kann jetzt noch ein paar M&M’s in die Cookies drücken, falls nicht genügend an der Oberseite zu sehen sind, dann kurz auf dem Blech abkühlen lassen. Auf ein Kuchengitter setzen und komplett auskühlen lassen. Mit dem restlichen Teig wiederholen.

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