Peanut Butter Cookies with M&M's dark chocolate candy.
This is one of my favorite, classic recipes for peanut butter cookies, and this time I added some M&M's of dark chocolate variety to dress them up a bit. You can't really go wrong combining dark chocolate candy and peanut butter, so cookies came out perfectly! They have a moist texture, almost like a brownie, especially if you manage to eat them the same day (which is, believe me, hard not to do). After the first day, they get crispier and will keep that amazingly soft and chewy texture. This is such a great recipe with M&M's - everybody loves it, even those who are not big fans of peanut butter. It's just an all around great cookie!
Do not skip the step of rolling the cookies into small balls and then rolling them in granulated sugar: that's what makes them look so light in color and pretty! If you don't roll the cookie dough balls in sugar, your cookies will come out much darker.
I am planning to make these Peanut Butter Cookies with M&M's tonight and hope you do some time too! Enjoy!
M&M peanut butter cookies
Ingredients
- ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature (let the butter from refrigerator sit on the counter for about an hour or so)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- â…› teaspoon salt
- â…™ cup granulated sugar for coating
- 5 oz M&M's candy dark chocolate kind
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Using an electric mixer, cream peanut butter and butter in a mixing bowl until smooth. Add brown sugar; beat until combined. Add eggs and vanilla, and continue beating until creamy.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add dry ingredients from step 2 to wet ingredients in step 1, beating on low speed.
- Prepare baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper or lightly greased aluminum foil. Place granulated sugar on a plate. Roll spoonfuls of cookie dough into balls, rolling each ball between your hands. Roll balls in sugar to coat them completely.
- Place cookie balls 2 inches apart on a prepared baking sheet. Bake until cookies begin to puff up slightly, about 7 minutes. Remove from oven. Press several M&M candies on top of each cookie. Return to oven; continue baking for about 5 more minutes, until cookies just turn golden brown and chocolate begins to melt. Remove from oven and let the cookies cool at least 10 minutes on baking sheet before transferring cookies to rack to cool completely.
Notes
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Patty
Great photos! Never enough of one of my favorites- peanut butter cookies-(love the added M&M candy on top)-pinned!
Daniela
Mmh, the cookies look so tempting and peanut butter is one of my favs.
The baby elk is very cute.
Rosa
Lovely cookies and cute baby elk!
Cheers,
Rosa
Deb
Chocolate Chip Cookies are a favorite at my house! What a splendid treat!
The Café Sucre Farine
Yummy! My little girlies would LOVE these!
Denise Browning@From Brazil To You
Cute little fellas -- both the yummy cookies and the baby deer!!! I have just pinned the cookies.
Ashley
You definitely cannot go wrong with peanut butter and dark chocolate! I love that roll in the sugar too - makes them look extra pretty. That baby deer / elk is so cute - we get to see them by my parents a lot - they always remind me a little of my dog with their big eyes!
Angie@Angie's Recipes
These peanut butter (noticed that you are a peanut butter fan too) cookies look terrific!
Jean | DelightfulRepast.com
The cookies look delicious and would even be good without the candies, so with one batch of dough you can please both the plain cookie fans and those who like the chocolate. How I envy you your deer sightings!
Liz
These cookies look spectacular! A must bake recipe!!!
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes
Love the dark chocolate addition!! Very unique..and they look so awesome!
Monique
My android added the o to mm..on it's own..here again..but I deleted it..know it all android.
Monique
The cookies look mom good:-)
The elk?
Too cute.
What a gift to have seen him..and twice:-)
Kayle (The Cooking Actress)
Aw the lil elk/deer is so cute!
These cookies look and sound amazing, I'm always a fan of a pb/dark chocolate combo
Matt @ The Athlete's Plate
Peanut butter cookies are my favorite 🙂