Description
Irresistible Big Chocolate M&M Valentines Day Cookies combine classic chocolate charm with festive candy sweetness. Sweet chocolate morsels and colorful M&Ms create a delightful treat perfect for sharing love and celebration with friends and family.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Baking Ingredients:
- 2 ¼ cups (280 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (40 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Sweet Base Ingredients:
- 1 cup (230 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (220 g) packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Chocolate and Candy Ingredients:
- 1 cup (175 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 ¼ cups (200 g) Valentines Day M&Ms
Instructions
- Whip softened butter and sugars in a spacious mixing bowl using an electric mixer until the mixture transforms into a creamy, airy texture with light peaks forming.
- Incorporate eggs individually, blending thoroughly after each addition, then fold in vanilla extract until harmoniously combined.
- Sift together dry ingredients – flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt – creating a uniform dark powder blend.
- Gradually merge dry ingredients into wet mixture, stirring gently to prevent overmixing and maintain a smooth, rich chocolate dough consistency.
- Gently fold chocolate chips and most of the M&Ms into the dough, ensuring even distribution throughout the mixture.
- Craft generously sized dough balls using a scoop, positioning them strategically on a parchment-lined baking sheet with ample spacing.
- Garnish each dough ball’s surface with remaining M&Ms, pressing them delicately to create an appealing decorative pattern.
- Refrigerate the prepared dough balls for a minimum of 30 minutes to solidify their structure and prevent excessive spreading during baking.
- Warm the oven to 350F, creating an ideal environment for cookie transformation.
- Position chilled dough balls in the preheated oven, allowing them to bake until edges become firm and centers maintain a tender, slightly underdone appearance.
- Allow freshly baked cookies to rest on the baking sheet for several minutes, enabling them to stabilize before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Let cookies cool completely, allowing their texture to set and flavors to intensify.
Notes
- Customize the sweetness by adjusting the ratio of granulated to brown sugar, creating a more complex flavor profile that balances richness and depth.
- Ensure butter is at room temperature for optimal creaming, which helps create a light, tender cookie texture with perfect spread and softness.
- Prevent cookie spread by chilling the dough thoroughly, allowing the fats to solidify and maintain the cookies’ shape during baking.
- Experiment with different M&M colors to match seasonal themes or create festive variations for holidays and special occasions.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-14 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg