Easy Peanut Butter M&M Cookies
My peanut butter M&M cookies have the perfect ratio of peanut butter to M&M's resulting in a soft, chewy, and sweet cookie. I use peanut butter M&Ms for the best flavor!
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 223kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup peanut butter M&M's
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, and then line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the unsalted butter and light brown sugar using an electric mixer.
- Next, add a room-temperature egg, peanut butter, and vanilla extract. Beat all the ingredients together until they are well combined.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix them until they are just combined.
- Fold in the peanut M&M's, making sure they are evenly distributed.
- Cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap, and then chill the peanut butter cookie dough in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- Using a large cookie scoop, scoop out the dough and place each dough ball on the prepared baking sheet. Be sure to place them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake the cookies for 10 minutes or until they are golden brown around the edges. Let them cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Always use butter and eggs at room temperature so the dough comes together evenly in the mixer and gives the cookies the best texture.
- To keep the cookies from spreading too much, chill the cookie dough in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Place the cookie dough balls at least 2 inches apart on the lined baking sheet.
- To avoid hot spots in the oven, rotate the cookie sheet halfway through baking so all my cookies bake evenly.
- Let the cookies rest on the baking sheet on the counter for a few minutes to help them set and keep them soft.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container on the counter for a few days or in the freezer up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 223kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 211mg | Potassium: 69mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 197IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg