How to Make Appetizing Soft-baked M&M/Chocolate Chip Cookies

How to Make Appetizing Soft-baked M&M/Chocolate Chip Cookies Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Soft-baked M&M/Chocolate Chip Cookies. Easy and delicious soft baked M&M cookie recipe - these cookies are absolutely delicious and soft! You won't be able to eat just one! Serve these warm with a glass of milk or cup of coffee.

M&M Cookies are thick, chewy, soft-baked, and loaded with miniature m&m's.

There are a couple tricks that make these the best m&m cookies.

If you're a fan of soft-baked, thick, and chewy cookies then I know you will love these m&m cookies!

You can cook Soft-baked M&M/Chocolate Chip Cookies using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Soft-baked M&M/Chocolate Chip Cookies

1. You need 1 cup of packed brown sugar.

2. It’s 1/2 cup of Granulated sugar.

3. Prepare 1 cup of Shortening. or sub 1/2 shortening and 1/2 butter (texture will be slightly different).

4. Prepare 2 large of Eggs.

5. You need 2 tsp of Vanilla extract.

6. Prepare 1 tsp of Baking soda.

7. It’s 1/2 tsp of Salt.

8. You need 2 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour (plus 2-3 Tbsp).

9. It’s 1 cup of M&M's (plus extra).

10. You need 1/2 cup of Semi-sweet chocolate chips.

There are two "secret tricks" that really make these cookies better than the rest.

In a large mixing bowl, add melted and cooled butter and sugars.

Beat with a handheld mixer until combined, creamy, and light in color.

Add the extra tablespoons of flour until the dough feels thick and almost dry to the touch.

Soft-baked M&M/Chocolate Chip Cookies step by step

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F..

2. In a large bowl, mix the brown sugar, white sugar, shortening, eggs, and vanilla with electric mixers on low speed until well mixed..

3. Add the 2½ cups flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until just combined. Add the extra tablespoons of flour until the dough feels thick and almost dry to the touch. Stir the M&Ms and chocolate chips into the dough..

4. Roll into large or small balls and place on a baking sheet,1-2 inches apart. Flatten slightly with your hand or with a wooden spoon. Press M&Ms into the top of each cookie..

5. Bake for 8-10 minutes (they will be slightly under baked). DO NOT OVER BAKE! Cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes and remove to a wire rack to cool completely..

Stir the M&M's and chocolate chips into the dough.

What Esme also wanted was soft baked cookies filled with loads of M&M's.

So I made these: The softness and moistness of the m&m cookies are thanks to amount of brown sugar in the recipe.

I used a higher ratio of brown sugar to white.

Brown sugar is good for making cookies because it contains molasses which make the sugar moist.