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. 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.
Delicious Cookie Recipes
Best Ever Monster Cookies – so many delicious variations! Christmas M&M Cookies – loaded with red & green! Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies – perfect classic cookie Peanut Butter Blossoms – with a chocolate kiss center Funfetti Cookies – soft, chewy, bakery-style sugar cookies!
Recipe Adapted Terpsma, Taryn. “Smartie Cookies”. Recipe. Cooking with Class. Beaumont, AB, 2011. 83. Print. © SpendWithPennies.com. Content and photographs are copyright protected. Sharing of this recipe is both encouraged and appreciated. Copying and/or pasting full recipes to any social media is strictly prohibited. Please view my photo use policy here.
