Cake Batter M&Ms Cookies
Servings 38 cookies
Cost 5
Ingredients
- 3 cups bleached all-purpose flour (375 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, slightly softened (228 grams)
- 1 cup light brown sugar (210 grams)
- ¾ cup white sugar (150 grams)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla or use 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla and ½ teaspoon cake batter flavor
- 1 ½ cups M&Ms
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. For paler cookies, preheat to 350 degrees F. Have ready two or three parchment lined baking sheets.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together in a bowl and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attached, beat the butter and both sugars for about 3-4 minutes, stopping often to scrape the sides of the bowl.
- Add each egg one at a time, beating on medium speed just until blended. Beat in the extract.
- With mixer on lowest speed, gradually add the flour mixture, stopping often to scrape side of the bowl.
- Mix in the M&Ms and chocolate chips, but hold some back to press into the cookies after you've scooped the balls. I sometimes hold back all of the chocolate chips and only put them on the outside.
- Using a medium cookie scoop, drop dough onto parchment lined baking sheets spacing 2 ½ inches apart. Press chocolate chips and some M&Ms on the sides decoratively. You can also press some on right after removing from the oven if you'd like.
- Bake at 375F for about 10-12 minutes (or longer if you want them very brown). If baking at 350, check at 10 minutes but it will most likely take up to 12.
- Let cool on sheet for 5 minutes. Slice parchment off. Remove from parchment and let cool completely on a wire rack. They will be chewy at first and get firm as they cool.