Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Christmas Cookies

pile of chocolate chip cookies with red & green M&Ms for christmas.

5 from 2 votes

Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Christmas Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies all dressed up for the holiday season! The classic chocolate chip cookie recipe get an upgrade with red and green M&M candies and a secret ingredient to make them extra soft and thick.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Chill Time 3

Total Time 3 20

Servings cookies

Author Melissa Williams

Ingredients

¾ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
¾ cup brown sugar
¼ cup granulated white sugar
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
2 cups all purpose flour
3.4 ounces instant vanilla pudding
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1 ½ cups red and green m&ms divided

Instructions

To a medium mixing bowl, add the butter, brown sugar, and sugar. Cream together with a hand mixer on medium speed until fully combined and fluffy.
¾ cup unsalted butter, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup granulated white sugar
Add in the egg and vanilla and continue mixing.
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 large egg
Add in the flour, instant pudding, baking soda, and salt and mix on low until fully combined.
2 cups all purpose flour, 3.4 ounces instant vanilla pudding, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt
Add in the chocolate chips and half of the M&Ms. Fold together with a spatula until evenly distributed. It is a very thick dough.
3/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips, 1 1/2 cups red and green m&ms
Cover the bowl the refrigerate for at least 3 hours, up to overnight.
Once ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
Use a medium cookie scoop (#40; 1.5 TB) to portion out the dough and roll into balls, placing 12 per sheet.
Bake cookies for 10 minutes or until edges are just golden.
Remove from the oven and immediately press additional M&Ms and chocolate chips into the cookies before they cool.

Notes

- Do not prepare the pudding per the box, you add the dry pudding mix to the dough.
- Switch up the kind of chocolate chips you use. Feel free to swap the semi-sweet for milk chocolate chips, dark chocolate, white chocolate chips, or even peanut butter chips if you prefer.
- Store leftovers covered at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- Dough can be frozen for up to 3 months.

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