Guys!!! I don’t like to brag but…..I found it!!! These Chewy M&M Cookies are THE HOLY GRAIL of cookies. They’re the best!! Like buttery soft, deliciously chewy, eat the whole dang batch kind of cookies. That’s if you can even get the cookie dough into the oven. Do NOT make the mistake of sneaking a taste of the dough. For real. You won’t be able to stop! Needless to say these melt in your mouth (not in your hand) cookies will be disappear in an instant. Grab a big glass of milk and let’s get baking!

Here’s all you’ll need: brown sugar, white sugar, shortening, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking soda, salt, and M&M’s of course! 

In a large bowl, mix the brown sugar, white sugar, shortening, eggs, and vanilla. Beat with a hand mixer on medium-low speed until well combined. We don’t want any shortening clumps in the mix! To give these cookies even more buttery flavor, I used the butter flavored crisco sticks. So dreamy!! I’ve made them with the original style too. Both are fab!!

Next mix in the baking soda and salt. I like to do this before I add the flour so that I know they’re mixed well throughout. Now add the flour, one cup at a time, and blend on a low speed until combined. I always add my flour slowly and in smaller increments. It makes it easier to mix.

Then stir in the M&Ms!!! I used a 10.70 oz pack and it was almost exactly 1-1/2 cups. These colorful button shaped chocolates make the perfect swap for chocolate chips. Chewy M&M Cookies are so versatile! Trade in the original variety for one of the holiday editions. Pastel colored Easter M&M cookies anyone? Red, white, and blue M&Ms for the Fourth of July! The possibilities are endless!!

Scoop cookie dough by the spoonful (or scoopful if you have a cookie scoop!) onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. Roll into balls if you’re OCD like me and love perfectly round cookies. They’re so much prettier and it makes you look like a pro baker. Then press down the balls to flatten ever so slightly with the back of your hand. We’re not shooting for pancake like, just a little smoosh! And you’re going to want to stagger them and give them some space. These babies will spread!

Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 8-10 minutes. Nine minutes without rushing to turn off the oven timer is the magic number in my oven. As always, rotate the cookie sheets halfway through baking. That means the top rack of cookies get switched to the middle rack and vice versa. Also we want to rotate the cookie sheets so that the cookies that were baking in the back of the oven are now baking in the front. Remove from the oven and let the cookies rest on the cookie sheet for about a minute or so…but no longer than that! They’ll look a little under baked but I promise they’re not. Now VERY carefully remove them from the cookie sheet and place on a wire rack (or your countertop) to cool. Let stand for about 5-10 minutes and they’re done!

There you have it! Ridiculously good, can’t stop eating them, best ever Chewy M&M Cookies!! You’ve gotta try em! If you’re a cookie addict like me, then you’ll wanna try our Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies ASAP!!!

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