Cookies are my favorite dessert, no matter what time of year it is. I love to eat cookies the most around a Christmas tree with hot chocolate and a good Christmas movie. It has been awhile since I have been to one, but I love a holiday cookie exchange. These holiday cookies are perfect with the season and are easy to make. I originally made these, and they were great. This time I switched it up with M&Ms. Check out the video below of how my kids and I made this delicious *dark red velvet M&M cookies.
The process can be a bit messy, but the kids had fun and it was great bonding with them. Max kept taking bites of the dough as we were rolling it into balls. The texture of them was kind of soft and chewy and almost a mix between a brownie and a cookie. I loved these holiday cookies and I will be making them again. Check out our reaction to the first bite.
As you can see these holiday cookies were a hit with the kids. I absolutely loved them too, Next time I think I might make them with peanut M&Ms or pecans. You can put in whatever add-ins you would like or just keep it plain. The full recipe is below.
Dark Red Velvet M&M Cookies
Ingredients
- 1½ cups All -purpose flour use a little over 1½, about a tablespoon more
- ¾ cup Brown sugar
- ¼ cup Granulated sugar
- ¼ cup Cocoa powder
- ½ cup Softened butter use your preference of salted or unsalted
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 1 Egg
- 1 tbsp Milk I used unsweetened almond milk
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- ½ tbsp Red food coloring you can use more or less
- ½ cup Original M&Ms
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt
- In a separate mixing bowl, mix butter until creamy
- Mix in both sugars to the butter until creamy
- Mix in the egg, vanilla extract, milk into the sugar butter mixture
- Combine the flour mixture and the butter mixture and add food coloring
- Mix until dough is formed and fold in the M&Ms
- Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour and up to 2 days
- Preheat oven to 350° and line baking sheet with parchment paper
- Form dough into golf ball-sized balls and place on parchment paper an inch apart
- Bake for 11-12 minutes
- Let cool for 5 minutes, and enjoy
*I did not use dark chocolate, I used a smaller amount of red food coloring, which is why it is called dark
I hope that you and your family enjoy these holiday cookies. Let me know what you think. Looking for an easier dessert, that your kids will like? Try out the pumpkin pie rice krispies we made.
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