Soft and Chewy Halloween M&M Cookies
The perfect easy cookie for your kids’ school Halloween parties. Halloween M&M cookies have a soft center, crisp edges, and colorful M&Ms will make all the kids happy (and the teachers, too).
These are so simple to make and my kids love them, which makes me love them even more.
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Ingredients and Tools You’ll Need
If you can’t find the themed Halloween M&Ms, use regular M&Ms or chocolate chips. You can also sub in red and green M&Ms to make Christmas M&M cookies!
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This makes 30 cookies (perfect for a class party). If you need more, you can easily make adjustments in the recipe card at the bottom of this post by clicking the 2x or 3x button to double or triple the recipe.
Equipment
- Baking sheets
- Parchment paper
- Mixing bowl
- Hand mixer or stand mixer
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2¼ cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups ghoul mix M&Ms (orange, yellow, purple mix) (divided)
How to Make Halloween M&M Cookies
Step One: Make The Dough
Beat the softened butter with both sugars until light and fluffy – about 3-5 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla, and mix until combined. Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl. Then, add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture one cup at a time, mixing at low speed.
Stir in 1½ cups of the M&Ms by hand.
Step Two: Chill
Cover the dough in the bowl and put it in the fridge for 1 hour.
Step Three: Shape
Preheat your oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Drop tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto the baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Press 3 extra M&Ms on top of each cookie – one of each color looks nice.
Step Four: Bake
Bake for 11-13 minutes until edges are lightly golden. Let them cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Serving & Storing
These M&M cookies are best served with milk, hot chocolate, vanilla ice cream, coffee, tea, or apple juice.
Keep the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
To freeze baked cookies, lay them in a single layer on a baking sheet, freeze, then place them in an airtight container or freezer bag for up to 3 months.
To freeze the cookie dough, shape it into balls on a baking sheet, freeze, then place the dough balls in a freezer bag for up to 3 months. When you’re ready to bake, place the frozen dough balls on a baking sheet and bake as directed, adding 1-2 minutes to the baking time.
More Fun Cookie Recipes
They’re easy, fun, and yummy.
- Apple cider cookies are another easy fall cookie.
- Love classic chocolate chip? Try these soft Amish chocolate chip cookies.
- These Halloween shortbread cookies are so cute, but also simple and doable!
- And of course, everyone loves a classic farmhouse sugar cookie.
Answering Your Questions
Nope – the chilling prevents the cookies from spreading too much and keeps them thick. If you’re really pressed for time, 30 minutes is the absolute minimum.
Sure, but use about 1¾ cups since they’re smaller. The regular size gives better color pop though.
Your butter might be over-softened or your kitchen is too warm. Pop the dough back in the fridge for another 15-20 minutes.
Printable Recipe
Soft Halloween M&M Cookies
Equipment
- Baking sheets
- Mixing bowl
- Hand mixer or stand mixer
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2¼ cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups ghoul mix M&Ms (orange, yellow, purple mix) (divided)
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Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar. Beat the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes. Then, add the eggs and vanilla extract and blend until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Mix dry ingredients. Whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate mixing bowl.
- Combine. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, mixing at low speed, one cup at a time, until combined. Then, stir in 1½ cups of the Halloween-themed M&Ms by hand.
- Chill. Cover the dough and chill it in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Prep. Towards the end of the chilling time, preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and position the oven rack in the center. Prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper or lightly coat them with cooking spray.
- Shape. Drop the dough by tablespoon-sized balls onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Press 3 additional M&Ms on top of each dough ball for decoration (try to get one of each color).
- Bake. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 11-13 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
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