Name: Homemade White Chocolate Peppermint M&M Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cup all purpose Flour; 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda; 1 teaspoon Salt; 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) Butter- melted; 3/4 cup Granulated sugar; 3/4 cup Brown sugar; 1/2 cup Hersheys dark cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract; 2 Eggs; 1 (8 oz) bag White chocolate peppermint M & M candies

The Homemade White Chocolate Peppermint M&M Cookies are one of my family’s favorites. So much so that I stock up on the Peppermint M&M’s every year so I can make them all year long.

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Homemade White Chocolate Peppermint M&M Cookies Recipe

The Homemade White Chocolate Peppermint M&M Cookies are one of my family’s favorites. So much so that I stock up on the Peppermint M&M’s every year so I can make them all year long.

And these aren’t just for Christmas. I make them for upcoming Valentine’s Day too. Because in the end…who doesn’t love M&M’s to begin with? Yum!

Yields : 18 large cookies

Peppermint Cookies Ingredients

Flour
Baking soda
Salt
Butter- melted
Granulated sugar
Brown sugar
Hersheys dark cocoa powder
Vanilla extract
Eggs
White chocolate peppermint M & M candies
For exact amounts, please see recipe card below.

How to Make Chocolate Cookies

Preheat oven to 350°. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

In a medium mixing bowl, add the flour, baking soda and salt. Whisk to combine. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, add the butter, both sugars, cocoa powder, and both extracts. Mix well to incorporate.

Add one egg at a time, stirring well after each addition.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir well to form the cookie dough.

Roll the dough into 2 inch balls and place on the lined baking sheet, at least 2 inches apart. (The cookies WILL enlarge and spread a bit).

Flatten the cookie slightly and place 8-10 white chocolate peppermint M&Ms on top of each cookie.

Bake for 10 minutes.

Cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack.

ENJOY!!

*Store in an airtight container for up to one month.

Yield: 18

Homemade White Chocolate Peppermint M&M Cookies

The Homemade White Chocolate Peppermint M&M Cookies are one of my family's favorites. So much so that I stock up on the Peppermint M&M's every year so I can make them all year long.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Additional Time 5 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

1 3/4 cup all purpose Flour
1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) Butter- melted
3/4 cup Granulated sugar
3/4 cup Brown sugar
1/2 cup Hersheys dark cocoa powder
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
2 Eggs
1 (8 oz) bag White chocolate peppermint M & M candies

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, add the flour, baking soda and salt. Whisk to combine. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, add the butter, both sugars, cocoa powder, and both extracts. Mix well to incorporate.
Add one egg at a time, stirring well after each addition.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir well to form the cookie dough.
Roll the dough into 2 inch balls and place on the lined baking sheet, at least 2 inches apart. (The cookies WILL enlarge and spread a bit).
Flatten the cookie slightly and place 8-10 white chocolate peppermint M&Ms on top of each cookie.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack.
ENJOY!!