Santa’s Cookies (Double Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies)
Festive and chewy double chocolate chip M&M cookies, made extra soft with a secret ingredient, perfect for holiday baking.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 12
- Total Time: 92
- Yield: 24 cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- ¾ cup butter softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 2 cups flour
- 1 small box instant vanilla pudding mix – dry not prepared, (one 3.4 ounce box, it must be INSTANT – not cook and serve, etc)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup red and green M&M candies
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, and sugar for 1-2 minutes until fluffy.
- Add vanilla and egg and mix well.
- In another bowl, whisk together flour, vanilla pudding mix, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until incorporated.
- Stir in most of the chocolate chips, reserving a few chocolate chips and all the M&M's for later.
- Cover the dough and chill for at least one hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Very lightly grease a baking sheet.
- Roll about 3 tablespoons of cookie dough into a ball, approximately the size of a golf ball.
- Place the dough balls on the prepared baking sheet.
- Gently press the reserved chocolate chips and M&M's into the top of each cookie dough ball.
- Bake for 9-12 minutes until cookies are set but still slightly underdone.
- Allow cookies to cool for at least 10 minutes on the baking sheet.
- Transfer cookies to a cooling rack to finish cooling completely.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
Notes
Ensure your butter is softened, not melted, for the best dough consistency.
Chilling the dough is crucial for preventing spread and enhancing flavor.
Don’t overbake; pull cookies when edges are set but centers still look soft.
Pressing extra chips and M&M’s on top creates a beautiful finished cookie.