{"id":91854,"date":"2025-12-05T16:10:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T22:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/?p=91854"},"modified":"2025-12-05T17:07:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T23:07:29","slug":"chocolate-mm-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/chocolate-mm-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate M&amp;M Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1392\" height=\"2088\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/chocolate-mm-cookies\/?tp_image_id=91860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-016.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-016.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-016-1100x1650.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-016-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-016-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-016-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1392px) 100vw, 1392px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"block-personal-note cwp-inner cwp-large has-background has-octonary-background-color\">\n\n<p class=\"is-style-heading\">Our 4-Year-Old&#8217;s Favorite Cookies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/chocolate-mm-cookies\/?tp_image_id=90641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ali-Martin-Headshot-2025-Square-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90641\" style=\"width:200px;height:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ali-Martin-Headshot-2025-Square-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ali-Martin-Headshot-2025-Square-1-1100x1100.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ali-Martin-Headshot-2025-Square-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ali-Martin-Headshot-2025-Square-1-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our son, Teo, currently thinks that mini M&amp;Ms are the best candy &#8220;on the whole entire planet.&#8221; So this fall when I surprised him with a batch of warm chocolate M&amp;M cookies one day after school, he could hardly believe his eyes. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honestly, though, what&#8217;s not to love? These cookies bake up perfectly soft and chewy with colorful M&amp;Ms in every bite. The dough comes together quickly with simple pantry staples and whatever M&amp;Ms you love best (we used a mix of mini and regular in the batch shown here). And if you happen to also have tiny sous chefs at home, you should definitely enlist them to poke the final M&amp;Ms on top \u2014 it\u2019s adorable, and delightfully foolproof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I decided to make our cookies &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/48CpFXI\">bakery-sized<\/a>&#8220;, to fit the maximum amount of M&amp;Ms into each cookie. But you&#8217;re more than welcome to bake these up as standard-sized cookies if you&#8217;d prefer. This recipe is always a winner!<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1392\" height=\"2088\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/chocolate-mm-cookies\/?tp_image_id=91857\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-001-1392x2088.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-001-1392x2088.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-001-1100x1650.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-001-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-001-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-001-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1392px) 100vw, 1392px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<!--more-->\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-recipe-tips\">Recipe Tips<\/h2>\n\n<p>Here are a few simple tips to help your cookies bake up perfectly every time:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Use natural cocoa powder.<\/strong> Make sure you\u2019re using natural unsweetened cocoa rather than Dutch-process, which reacts differently with baking soda.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Add\/skip the espresso powder.<\/strong> A hint of espresso powder helps enhance the chocolate flavor of these cookies (without making them taste like chocolate). But if you&#8217;re serving them to kids or are sensitive to caffeine, you can skip it!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t skip the chill.<\/strong> Chilling the dough helps prevent spreading and gives the cookies a thicker, chewier texture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scoop generously.<\/strong> I love making these with a full 1\/4-cup scoop, which creates large bakery-style cookies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Top with extra M&amp;Ms.<\/strong> Gently pressing some extra M&amp;Ms on top makes the cookies look prettier <em>and<\/em> ensures every bite gets plenty of candy. I took a tip from <a href=\"https:\/\/butternutbakeryblog.com\/best-mm-cookies\/\">Butternut Bakery<\/a> and used a mix of mini M&amp;Ms and crushed regular M&amp;Ms to add extra texture, which looked so fun and colorful!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bake just until the edges are set.<\/strong> The centers should still look slightly underbaked when you pull them from the oven. They\u2019ll continue to firm up as they cool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1392\" height=\"2029\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/chocolate-mm-cookies\/?tp_image_id=91858\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-009.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-009.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-009-1100x1603.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-009-412x600.jpg 412w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-009-768x1119.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-009-1054x1536.jpg 1054w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-009-400x583.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1392px) 100vw, 1392px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-recipe-variations\">Recipe Variations<\/h2>\n\n<p>Here are a few more variations that you&#8217;re welcome to try with this recipe:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Use different M&amp;Ms.<\/strong> Peanut, peanut butter, holiday colors\u2026nearly all kinds of M&amp;Ms will work great in these cookies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Add chopped chocolate.<\/strong> Fold in chopped semisweet or milk chocolate chunks for extra melty pockets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Add nuts.<\/strong> Chopped pecans, walnuts, or almonds add great texture and balance the sweetness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Add flaky sea salt.<\/strong> A tiny pinch on top after baking gives these cookies that irresistible salty-sweet vibe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1392\" height=\"2088\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/chocolate-mm-cookies\/?tp_image_id=91859\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-017.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-017.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-017-1100x1650.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-017-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-017-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-017-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1392px) 100vw, 1392px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-faq\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block is-style-open\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1764963623397\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">do i really need to chill the dough?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes \u2014 it helps the cookies hold their shape, prevents spreading, and improves the chewy texture.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1764963625926\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">can i freeze the dough?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yep! Scoop the dough into balls, freeze on a sheet pan, then store in a freezer bag for up to 3 months. Bake straight from frozen, adding 1\u20132 minutes.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1764963626861\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">can i make these cookies smaller?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Sure, just use a 1.5 or 2-tablespoon scoop and reduce the baking time to around 7\u20138 minutes.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1392\" height=\"2088\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/chocolate-mm-cookies\/?tp_image_id=91855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-014-1392x2088.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-014-1392x2088.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-014-1100x1650.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-014-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-014-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chocolate-MM-Cookies_HighRes-014-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1392px) 100vw, 1392px\" \/><\/figure>\n<section class=\"block-post-listing cwp-large layout-4up-list\"><header><div class=\"block-post-listing__title cwp-inner\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-more-chocolate-cookies-to-try\">More Chocolate Cookies To Try!<\/h2>\n\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"block-post-listing__inner\"><article class=\"post-summary m-list\"><div class=\"post-summary__image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/chocolate-chip-cookies\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/The-Best-Chocolate-Chip-Cookie-Recipe-1-600x800.jpg\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies\" data-pin-nopin=\"1\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 138px, 276px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/The-Best-Chocolate-Chip-Cookie-Recipe-1-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/The-Best-Chocolate-Chip-Cookie-Recipe-1-378x504.jpg 378w, https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/The-Best-Chocolate-Chip-Cookie-Recipe-1-276x368.jpg 276w\" data-pin-description=\"My all-time favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe! 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Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"instruction-step-2\"><b>Mix dry ingredients: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking soda, and salt.<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"instruction-step-3\"><b>Cream butter and sugars: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to cream the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy (about 2\u20133 minutes).<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"instruction-step-4\"><b>Combine wet and dry: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mix in the egg and vanilla extract until well combined. Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix until just combined. (Don\u2019t overmix.) 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