Cut-out cookies are a classic holiday treat for the young and old.   Decorating cookies with your family during the holidays is a special tradition.  These M&M-filled cut-out cookies are fun and can be made with any M&M color scheme. 

This cut-out cookie recipe is super easy and foolproof.  Your kids and family members will love how the M&M candies are folded right into the cookie recipe.  These M&M Cut-out cookies can be made festive for any holiday throughout the year!

Ingredients

Butter – Unsalted butter works best for this recipe, but it will work fine if you only have salted. Butter should be softened at room temperature but not melted.

Granulated Sugar- You can measure your sugar using a measuring cup. You will want to use a butter knife to level it off when measuring it.

Eggs-  2 large eggs are needed for this recipe. Recipe. I always crack the egg into a small bowl before adding it to the recipe. Recipe.

Vanilla Extract- use pure vanilla extract for the best taste.

All-purpose flour- Use a measuring cup to measure your flower and a butter knife to level it off. Flour shouldn’t be packed into the measuring cup.

Baking Powder- Make sure the baking powder is mixed well with the flour.

Salt- table salt from your salt shaker will work great!

M&M Candies- you can use mini M&M’s or Regular-sized M&M’s in any color!

Optional Ingredients- additional flavoring can be added if you like: lemon extract, peppermint extract, almond extract ( not all simultaneously), or any other flavors that might taste great with this recipe.

Equipment

Large mixing bowl

Electric hand mixer or stand mixer: If you use a stand mixer, make sure you use the paddle attachment.

cookie sheets or baking sheets

Parchment paper or silicone mat

cutting board, cookie cutters, and rolling pin

Rubber spatula

wire racks for cooling

Instructions

1. Cream butter, sugar, vanilla, and eggs in a mixing bowl.

2. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a second bowl.

2. Add the flour to the butter and sugar mixture until a cookie dough is formed.

3. Fold in M&M candies

4. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, preferably overnight. Chilling the dough will help make the cookies chewy and prevent them from spreading too much.

5. When it is time to bake cookies, preheat the oven to 400 f.

6. On a cutting board, dusted with flour, roll the cookie dough into 1/2 sheets. Dust flour onto the dough if it is sticky. Cut cookie shapes and place them onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Parchment paper.   Make sure that the cookies are at least 1 inch apart.

7. Bake cookies for 8 minutes. They will still look light when you remove them from the oven.

8. Let the cookies cool slightly before transferring them to a cooling rack.

9. Cookies should be cooled completely before decorating.

Storage 

These cookies can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 10 days and in the freezer for up to three months.

These cookies are fun to make for Christmas, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, 4th of July, or any themed wedding, bridal shower, Halloween, or birthdays!

If you liked this recipe, you should also try:

Funfetti Cut-out Christmas Cookies 

Peanut Butter Dough Balls 

Oreo Cut Out Cookies 

These M&M Cut-out cookies will make the perfect addition to your holiday cookie tray!  Did you make these easy cut-out cookies?  I would love to hear how this recipe turned out for you!

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M&M Cut-Out-Cookies

Decorating cookies with your family during the holidays is a special tradition.  These M&M-filled cut-out cookies are fun and can be made with any M&M color scheme.

Servings 45 cookies

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups butter at room temp 3 sticks
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup m&m candies

Instructions

1. Cream butter, sugar, vanilla, and eggs in a mixing bowl.  

2. In a second bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.

3. Slowly add the flour to the butter and sugar mixture until a cookie dough is formed.  

4. Fold in M&m's

5. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, preferably overnight.  Chilling the dough will help make the cookies chewy and prevent them from spreading.

6. When it is time to bake cookies, preheat the oven to 400 f.

7. On a cutting board, dusted with flour, roll the cookie dough into 1/2 sheets.  Dust flour onto the dough if it is sticky.  Cut out cookie shapes and place them onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  Make sure that the cookies are at least 1 inch apart.

8. Bake cookies for 8 minutes.  They will still look light when you remove them from the oven. 

9. Let the cookies cool slightly before transferring them to a cooling rack.

10. Cookies should be cooled completely before decorating.

Here are some additional tips!

For the best results, chill the dough before rolling it out. This will help prevent the cookies from spreading too much while baking.

If the dough is too sticky, dust it with a little bit of flour.

Bake the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. This will prevent the cookies from sticking to the pan and make it easier to clean up.

Let the cookies cool completely before decorating.

If you are using royal icing, be sure to let it dry completely before stacking the cookies.