Chocolate M&M Cookies Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 cup melted butter
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (Ghirardelli recommended)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 11 oz package milk chocolate chips, divided
- 10 oz package mini M&M’s, divided
Instructions:
- Prepare for Baking:
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix Wet Ingredients:
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the melted butter and brown sugar until smooth. Add the eggs, almond extract, and vanilla extract, mixing until fully incorporated.
- Add Dry Ingredients:
- Add the flour, cocoa powder, kosher salt, and baking soda to the bowl. Mix just until the ingredients are combined, being careful not to overmix.
- Add Chocolate and Candy:
- Fold in most of the milk chocolate chips and mini M&M’s into the batter, reserving about ¼ cup of each for topping the cookies later.
- Form Cookies:
- Use a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop to drop dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing the cookies about two inches apart. Press several of the reserved chocolate chips and mini M&M’s into the top of each cookie.
- Bake:
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. The cookies should still be soft and slightly underbaked in the middle.
- Cool:
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5-10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Yield: 36 cookies
Enjoy your batch of soft and gooey Chocolate M&M Cookies, perfect for any chocolate lover’s craving!