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Thick and Chewy M&M Sugar Cookies

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Thick and Chewy M&M Sugar Cookies

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Thick and Chewy M&M Sugar Cookies
Just try to resist these Thick and Chewy M&M Sugar Cookies. Buttery, soft, and chewy dough studded with chocolate chips and M&M's. This is our go-to recipe!

Ingredients

  • 4oz cream cheese (softened)
  • 3/4 cups unsalted butter (melted)
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon corn starch
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 2 cups mini M&M's

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350*
In a large mixing bowl cream the cream cheese, butter, oil, and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, vanilla, and salt and beat until well combined. Slowly add the flour and baking powder, and corn starch until well incorporated, Stir in the chocolate chips and M&M's.
Drop by rounded, heaping tablespoons onto a silicone baking mat or parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake 8-9 minutes and let rest on the sheet for a few minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool.
Store cookies in an airtight container.

 

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  1. Clairen says

    So in your cookie recipe when you say “heaping tablespoons” can you explain how much dough exactly you’re using? Is it like 1 Tbs cookie scoop or 2 TBS or what? It’ll help with baking time; knowing exactly how many tablespoons you are using of Dough. Please please! Thank you:) you’re recipes are fabulous!

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      • Clairen says

        Thank you so much for taking the time to respond so quickly! I did make them and they were thoroughly enjoyed! However, my very picky husband (who hates “milky” tasting things like sour cream and milk but at the same time loves cheesecake…?) could taste the cream cheese in some of the cookies more than others…I baked some right off the bat when I made the dough and those he didn’t taste any “milky” flavor. But then when I let the dough chill in the fridge he said those he could taste more cream cheese? Have you experienced this at all? Do you refrigerate this dough before baking or do you bake instantly? And lastly do you think I could not melt the butter to see if the dough wouldn’t be so thin when not chilled? Or did you get better results with melted butter?

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        • Stephanie Brubaker says

          All of the flavors intensify when you chill the dough – that’s why he could taste the cream cheese in that batch more than the other. You don’t need to chill it, but it does help make thicker cookies. The melted butter adds a chewier texture to the cookies. Hope that helps! Glad you all liked these 🙂

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  5. Joelen says

    I’m a sucker for M&Ms in cookies and these look delicious! I need to use up my stash of M&Ms in the freezer and this is a perfect recipe to do so!

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  12. Susan says

    You know I’ve yet to try the cream cheese in the cookie? Does it make a big difference? Also can they stay at room temp? From the looks of these I don’t think they’d last that long anyway!

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