Chewy chocolate cookies studded with holiday M&Ms candies – these Chocolate Christmas M&M Cookies are decadent and delicious!

stack of three chocolate cookies filled with Christmas M&Ms.

Christmas M&Ms Cookies

It’s that time of year again where Christmas candy is showing up on grocery store shelves! Christmas M&Ms are an easy way to add a festive touch to holiday cookies and desserts.

For this recipe, we started with a from-scratch chocolate cookie recipe. Then we stirred in a generous amount of red and green Christmas M&M candies. Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate…what’s not to love?!

The red and green M&Ms add the perfect festive touch so these cookies stand out on a cookie platter. They’re easy to make with simple ingredients and are guaranteed to be a hit at any holiday event!

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon molasses
1 3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 1/2 cups Christmas M&Ms

Kitchen Tools You May Find Helpful

Electric Mixer <– this is a great hand mixer if you don’t want to make the investment into a stand mixer
Measuring cups and spoons
Medium-sized mixing bowl
Cookie Sheet <– you will want two so you can bake one tray while the other is cooling
Parchment paper or Silicone Baking Mats
Cookie scoop

Instructions

In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugars together with an electric mixer.

Add in the eggs, vanilla extract and molasses and beat until fully combined.

2 photo collage of M&M cookies ingredients and dry ingredients in a large bowl.

In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and cream of tartar.

Beat half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture, then the second half.

2 photo collage showing beating eggs into bowl of wet cookie ingredients.

Stir in the M&M Minis until completely combined.

Refrigerate the cookie dough for at least 1 hour.

2 photo collage showing mixer with chocolate cookie dough.

Pre-heat oven to 325F.

Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.

2 photo collage showing mixing Christmas M&Ms into chocolate cookie dough and cookies on baking sheet.

Portion out the cookie dough onto the prepared sheets with a cookie scoop.

Bake for 12-15 minutes, until tops begin to crack and edges are set.

Makes approximately 40 cookies.

close up of two chocolate cookies with red and green M&Ms inside.

Prep Tips

Yield – This recipe makes about 40 cookies. You may end up with more or less depending on the size of your cookie dough portions.
Storage – You can keep your cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. The cookies can also be frozen for up to 2-3 months in a large freezer bag.
Chilling the Dough – In this recipe you will notice that it calls for chilling the dough for an hour before portioning and baking. Chilling the dough helps keep the cookies from spreading out too much during baking, resulting in perfectly thick and chewy cookies.
Variations – If you can’t find Christmas M&Ms, you can buy a bag of regular M&Ms and separate the red and green candies for this recipe.

More Christmas Recipes To Try

Christmas Chocolate M&M Cookie Recipe (Printable Recipe Card)

Yield: 40 cookies

Christmas Chocolate M&M Cookies

Name: Christmas Chocolate M&M Cookies
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 40
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, melted; 1 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup white sugar; 2 eggs; 2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon molasses; 1 3/4 cup flour; 1/2 cup cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon cream of tartar; 1 1/2 cups Christmas M&Ms

Chewy chocolate cookies studded with holiday M&Ms candies – these Chocolate Christmas M&M Cookies are decadent and delicious!

Prep Time 1 hour

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon molasses
1 3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 1/2 cups Christmas M&Ms

Instructions

In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugars together with an electric mixer.
Add in the eggs, vanilla extract and molasses and beat until fully combined.
In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and cream of tartar.
Beat half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture, then the second half.
Stir in the M&M Minis until completely combined.
Refrigerate the cookie dough for at least 1 hour.
Pre-heat oven to 325F.
Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Portion out the cookie dough onto the prepared sheets with a cookie scoop.
Bake for 12-15 minutes, until tops begin to crack and edges are set.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 125Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 69mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 1gSugar: 12gProtein: 1g

Nutrition information is an estimate.