Sweet, inviting, and made for sharing, Peanut Butter M&M Cookies is a non-vegetarian cookies made with + 2 tablespoons all purpose flour, baking soda, and unsalted butter. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

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  • Yield: 20 large cookies
  • Category: Cookies
  • Cuisine: Kitchen notes

Ingredients

  • 1.25 cups + 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
  • 1 cup peanut butter (creamy)
  • 1-2 egg [depending on size of eggs you use (if extra large use 1])
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons granulated white sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1. 25 cups M&Ms (some more to garnish)

Method

  1. Mix together flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.
  2. In the steel bowl of your stand mixer or using your hand mixer, cream together butter and peanut butter until smooth and creamy.
  3. Beat in the granulated sugar and brown sugar. Mix for around 2 minutes, scrapping down the sides as required.
  4. Add the vanilla, egg and mix.
  5. Add the flour mixture to the butter-sugar mixture and mix until combined.
  6. Fold in the M&Ms and stir till it's well incorporated in the mixture.
  7. Take around 2-3 tbsp of the cookie dough, roll it into a ball and then flatten it a bit using your hands. Place the cookie dough on baking sheets, leaving around 2 inches between each cookie.
  8. Bake at 350 F degrees for around 13 minutes.
  9. Place the cookies for wire rack to cool completely.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.