Red White and Blue M&M Cookies
These festive Red White and Blue M&M Cookies are an easy 4th of July Cookies. Soft and chewy M&M cookies are soft-baked with buttery and crisp edges. A perfect patriotic dessert for the summer season.
Servings: 12 large cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp espresso powder
- 1/4 tsp almond extract*
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 2/3 cup all purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 + 1/4 cup M&Ms, divided (I used red, white and blue, but you can use any M&Ms)
- Sea Salt, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium sized bowl with a hand mixer (or with a standing mixer), cream the butter until light and fluffy.
- Add in the granulated sugar and the brown sugar, and continue to cream the mixture until well combined.
- Add in the egg, and mix until well combined.
- Next, add in the salt, baking soda, espresso powder, almond extract, and vanilla extract. Mix until combined.
- Next, scoop and level flour, and then add to the cookie dough. Add in the cornstarch, and then mix until the dry ingredients are all combined.
- Lastly, mix in 1 cup of M&Ms. Mix until well combined.
- Scoop your cookies with a large cookie scoop and evenly space them apart on the prepared cookie sheet. (You want the cookies to be about 1 1/2 Tbsp to 2 Tbsp in size, which is usually the size of a large cookie scoop).
- Bake for 12-15 minutes. You want the cookies to be just *barely* golden brown on top (this will make sure they are soft and chewy in the centers).**
- If desired, use the remaining 1/4 cup of M&Ms to add some extra color on top of the cookies (I do this after the cookies have cooled for about 1-2 minutes).
- And, if desired, sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt.
- Allow the cookies to cool at least 5-10 minutes before serving.
Notes
*If you want to omit the almond extract, that’s fine. I like how it pairs with milk chocolate, but it can be left out.
**If you prefer your cookies chewy with a bit of a crisp edge, allow the cookies to bake until they are lightly golden brown, about 1 minute longer or so.
**If you prefer your cookies chewy with a bit of a crisp edge, allow the cookies to bake until they are lightly golden brown, about 1 minute longer or so.