White Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies

You’ll make Valentine’s Day even sweeter when you bake a big batch of these White Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies. The buttery homemade dough is packed with white chocolate chips and seasonal M&M’s filling each bite with love.

Ingredients to Make White Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies Recipe

Making cookies from scratch is much simpler than you may think. The ingredients are pantry staples that combine to make a sweet amalgamation of scratch-made goodness. When you begin with the freshest of ingredients homemade cookie dough stores beautifully. Whether you’re baking the most popular and easy-to-follow cookie recipes, such as chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, or peanut butter cookies or these white chocolate chip cookies can be enjoyed for any occasion. Ingredients to make M&M White Chocolate Chip Cookies for Valentine’s Day: (Scroll down for full printable recipe card.)

• Flour: All purpose flour forms the base of the cookie dough.
• Leavening: Baking soda and salt gift lift to the dough and gives the cookies a slightly chewy texture.
• Butter: Salted butter adds richness to the flavor.
• Sugar: Both granulated sugar and light brown sugar in equal amounts.
• Flavoring: One teaspoon vanilla extract.
• Eggs: Two large eggs room temperature
• Chocolate Chips: Two cups white chocolate chips. You could adapt this recipe using semisweet chocolate chips.
• Candies: One 11 ounce package red, pink and white M&M’s.

How to Make the Best M&M White Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

• Dry ingredients – In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla.  Best on medium high until light beige in color around 2-3 minutes.
• Eggs – Add the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Scrape the sides of the bowl periodically, as needed. 
• Dry Ingredients – In a separate medium bowl use a whisk to sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. 
• Combine – Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture gradually. Beat until fully incorporated. Batter will be stiff. 
• Add White Chocolate Chips and M&M’s – By hand stir in the white chocolate chips and M&M’s until evenly distributed. Cover and chill for 2 hours or overnight.
• Divide the Dough – Use a medium ice cream scoop (1 1/2 Tbsp) to divide dough placing onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Leave space between the cookies to allow for spreading.
• Oven – Bake in a preheated 375°F oven per the recipe until lightly golden.
• Serve – Cool on the pan for 5 minutes then to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Tips for Making White Chocolate M&M Cookies

• Kitchen Tools You’ll Need: A stand mixer or a hand mixer, measuring cups and spoons, medium bowl, large bowl, rubber spatula, cookie scoop or small ice cream scoop and baking sheets, wire rack.
• Don’t skip softening the butter. When you bring the butter to room temperature and allow it to soften it ensures the butter will blend evenly with the remaining ingredients. Cold butter will not blend properly and will cause the cookies to bake unevenly. Salted or unsalted butter will work, but I typically bake with salted butter for the best flavor profile.
• Add the M&M’s Last: Add the white chocolate chips to the batter first, and stir through the dough thoroughly before adding the M&M’s. By doing this, the coating on the M&M’s will be less likely to crush and break.
• Why Chill Cookie Dough? It’s important to chill the dough to allow the butter to firm after combining with the rest of the ingredients. If you chill it longer than 1-2 hours you may need to allow some time on the counter to soften to make it easier to scoop.
• Add More After Baking: After removing from the oven immediately press additional M&M’s onto the tops of each cookie. The warm cookies should melt the coating just enough to stick.
• Reshape the Cookies: Gently reshape any oddly shaped cookies while warm. You can do this using the side of an offset spatula gently pushing toward the center of the cookie to make the shape more uniform.
• Cool on the Pan: Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for at least 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Recipe Variations

• Christmas Cookies: You can turn these into Christmas cookies using red and green M&M’s.
• Easter Cookies: Transform them using pastel M&M candies.
• St Patrick’s Day Cookies : Serve them for St Patrick’s Day using green M&M’s.
• Fall and Thanksgiving Cookies: Add Reese’s pieces for fall and Thanksgiving.

Storage and Leftovers

• Leftovers: Store M&M White Chocolate Chip Cookies (Valentine’s Day Cookies) in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days. Pour a tall glass of milk and enjoy.
• Freezer Storage: You can also freeze this cookie dough for up to 3 months. I highly recommend dividing the dough into rounds and freezing on a parchment paper lined sheet pan. Once the dough mounds are solid, transfer them to a freezer container or bag. Doing so, you can bake as few or as many, as you like.
• Freezing Baked Cookies: You can freeze these cookies for up to 2 months. Thaw and enjoy!

More Valentine’s Day Desserts to Make

Special days like these are set aside to show the people around you that you care. Perhaps it’s your spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend, your children or grandchildren, best friends and beyond. Regardless, it’s a fun day to celebrate love of all kinds. You may like to try these recipes, too:

• Cutout Sour Cream Sugar Cookies.
• Red Velvet Cupcakes frosted with a cream cheese icing.
• White Chocolate Chip Cherry Cookies  made with maraschino cherries.
• Stunning Red Velvet Cheesecake recipe will rival any you’d buy at a bakery.
• Strawberries and Cream Rice Krispies Treats are addictive.
• Heart shaped Cherry Hand Pies.
• Valentine’s Day Cake from Handle The Heat.

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