Soft & Chewy M&M Easter Cookies

Easter cookies for Spring that are thick, soft, and chewy and not too sweet. They are just right!

Easter M&M Cookies

I think it’s about time I share with you one of my favorite baking hacks! When a recipe calls for salt AND butter, I use salted butter and omit the salt. I like the subtle balance the salted butter provides!

What I love about this M&M Easter Cookie Recipe is that they are thick, soft, and chewy and they aren’t too sweet. They are just right!

If you like making treats for Easter as much as I do, then I encourage you to try making these Butterscotch and Peanut Butter Bird Nest Cookies or Oreo Bunny Butt Cookies !

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What You’ll Need

1 cup Butter

3/4 cup Sugar

3/4 cup Brown Sugar

1 tsp Vanilla

2 Eggs

3 cups Flour

1/2 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Baking Powder

2 cups Spring Colored M&M’s

How to Make Soft & Chewy M&M Easter Cookies

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup butter, 3/4 cup sugar, 3/4 cup brown sugar, and 1 tsp vanilla.

Add 2 eggs and beat well.

In a separate bowl, combine 3 cups flour with 1/2 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp baking powder. Pour into wet mixture and mix until dough forms.

Fold in 1 cup M&M’s.

Place 1 1/2 tbsp scoops of dough on the prepared cookie sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes.

Press remaining M&M’s into the baked cookies immediately after removing from the oven.

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M&M’s – As you are stirring the M&M’s into the cookie dough, you’ll start to wonder if you used too many M&M’s. Once you grab a ball of cookie dough, use the loose M&M’s to stick into the top and sides before or after baking.

Pretty M&M’s – If you put the M&M’s in the tops of the cookie dough before baking, the M&M’s will likely crack in the baking process. To avoid this and have pretty M&M’s, put them in the tops of the cookies as soon as they come out of the oven.

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