M&M Cookie Recipe

This M&M cookie recipe makes the perfect Christmas Cookies for Santa!

I’ve heard they’re Santa’s favorite cookies. A soft baked chocolate chip cookie loaded with holiday M&M’s and pretzel pieces in each bite.

A sweet and salty cookie that is festive and ready to be plated up with a tall glass of milk on Christmas Eve night.

You will love how easy these cookies for Santa are to make.

Great for your holiday parties, make and pack in dessert tins for gifting loved ones, school parties, and more.

Also, make sure to check out my Christmas tree brownies, and this popular old-fashioned Christmas candy.

Both are huge hits at the holidays.

Reasons You Will Love These Christmas Cookies

• Festive and colorful! These cookies scream Christmas time and are so fun.
• Easy to make cookies that even little kids will love to help make the cookie dough.
• No chill dough! So no sitting and waiting for the cookie dough before you bake.
• Simple everyday pantry ingredients. No hard-to-find ingredients.

Ingredients

Flour – All-purpose flour is what is used for making these cookies. Make sure that you measure properly.

Baking Soda – This is going to help the cookies to rise up a bit and have a light texture.

Salt – Salt is a must when it comes to baking cookies. The salt is going to truly transform the flavors.

Butter – I do recommend using real butter for this recipe. Make sure it is softened and not melted.

Sugar – Brown sugar and granulated sugar and both used to help add the perfect sweetness to the cookies.

Vanilla – A bit of vanilla extract is going to really bring an aromatic flavor to the cookies that will stand out from the rest.

Eggs – Eggs are a must as they are the binder of the cookies. Room temperature works best.

Mix-Ins– Semi-sweet chocolate chips, M&M’s, and mini pretzels. You have sweet, crunchy, and salty all in one.

How to Make

Full steps on how to make these cookies for Santa are in the printable recipe card.

This is a quick walk-through.

Step 1: Start by adding your dry ingredients all in a bowl. Mix well and then set to the side.

Step 2: Next in a bowl cream your sugars, and butter, and then add in the eggs and vanilla.

Step 3: Slowly work in the dry ingredients.

Step 4: Crush up the pretzels into smaller pieces.

Step 5: Fold in the pretzels, chocolate chips, and Christmas M&M’s.

Step 6: Scoop and place on a baking sheet and bake as directed.

Let cool a few minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.

Tips for Making

• I like to cream the butter and sugars for 2-3 minutes to get it light in color and fluffy. This helps add a richer flavor to the cookies but also a light texture.
• Make sure to add the dry ingredients into their own bowl. Mix well to ensure it is incorporated. This is going to help it mix better with the wet ingredients.
• Crush up the pretzels a bit so they are not too big when you go to bite into the cookies.
• Allowing the cookies to cool for a few minutes on the cookie tray helps to ensure they are not going to change shape if you were to scoop them hot from the oven.
• Room temperature/softened butter is going to provide the right texture. If you melt the butter it can cause the cookies to spread too much as they break. If you melt butter, refrigerate the cookie dough for 30 minutes or so to set it up.
• Using a cookie scoop is going to give you evenly shaped cookies but also help all the cookies bake up evenly.

Storing Cookies

Santa cookies can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 4-5 days. You will find they are best eaten within the first few days of being made as they will dry out a bit.

You can also freeze any of the cookies you don’t plan to eat right away. Simply place it in a freezer container and freeze for 3-4 months. Then eat straight from the freezer or thaw on the counter.

More Christmas Cookies

If you like this cookie recipe, you’ll love these ones too:

• Thin Mints Cookies – This is a copycat Girl Scout Thin Mints recipe.
• Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies – These cookies are the perfect treat to have on hand during the holiday season.
• Frosted Gingersnap Cookies – This old-fashioned Recipe for Gingersnap Cookies is a Christmas cookie classic.
• Melted Snowman Cookies – These cookies are SO simple to make and look great sitting on the dessert table!
• Gingerbread House Cookies – These are not quick and easy cookies to make, they require some extra effort and time, but the results are SO worth the wait!
• Ultimate Peanut Butter Cookies – This is a tried and true, soft and chewy peanut butter cookie.
• M&M’s Christmas Cookies – These classic M&M Cookies are a must-have during the holidays, and they are super easy to make.
• Classic Snowball Cookies – A melt-in-your-mouth delicious cookie studded with chopped walnuts and rolled in sweet powdered sugar.
• Christmas Tree Cookies – This meringue recipe will easily dress up a cookie tray for your holiday sweet tooth cravings.