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Peanut butter cookies with mini m&ms stacked and one facing.

Peanut Butter M&M Cookie Recipe

Enjoy this simple peanut butter and m&m cookie recipe that's perfect for bake sales or just a tasty treat at home.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 34 minutes
Course Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 42
Calories 124 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter softened or room temperature
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter creamy
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1.5 cups mini m&m candies 10 oz bag

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  • Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl.
  • In a separate large mixing bowl cream together butter, peanut butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar.
  • Add eggs and vanilla to the butter and sugar mixture and mix well.
  • Add about half of the flour mixture to the butter and sugar mixture and mix well.
  • Then add the remaining flour mixture and mix well.
  • Finally stir in the mini m&ms.
  • Use a small cookie scoop to create cookie dough balls and set them on a baking sheet.
  • Fill two baking sheets at a time and set in the oven for 7 minutes.
  • Then switch the cookie sheets bringing the pan on the bottom to the top rack and the one on top rack to bottom rack to provide for even cooking.
  • Continue to bake for 7 additional minutes or until the cookies are a light golden brown.
  • Remove the baking sheets from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack.
  • Continue until you've baked all the cookie dough.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 124kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 121mgPotassium: 33mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 95IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 0.5mg

Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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