Easter Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft and chewy with tons of chocolate chips and Easter M&M’s. It’s the perfect chocolate chip cookie.
We love to bake especially for the holidays. These chocolate chip cookies are the perfect Easter cookie recipe to make this holiday. It’s easy to make and made with simple ingredients.
We have an Easter tradition of making easy Easter desserts along with these Easter chocolate chip m&m cookies. The kids also help make Easter Pretzel Rods, Peeps Rice Krispie Treats Recipe and Easter Cookie Cake.
I also love to use M&M’s to make m&m Cookie Cake year round.
Table of contents
Why this recipe works
Everything you love about a classic Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe is packed into this recipe but with festive Easter candy. The pastel M&M’s make this such a fun treat for the whole family.
Ingredients
- Butter (softened)
- Granulated Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Large Eggs
- Vanilla Extract
- All Purpose Flour
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- Pastel M&Ms (Easter M&Ms)
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Substitutions and Additions
- Mini M&M‘s – We used regular M&M’s but feel free to use mini M&M’s or other types of Easter candy. Cadbury Mini Eggs would be a fun topping.
- Sprinkles – For more added Easter cookies, add in pastel sprinkles.
- Chocolate Chips – We used Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips but you can use dark chocolate or other flavors.
How to Make Easter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Step 1 – Heat Oven – Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2. Beat butter and both types of sugar in a large bowl until creamy. You can use a stand mixer or hand mixer.
Step 3. Add the eggs and vanilla. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and then add in the eggs and vanilla. Continue mixing until thoroughly combined.
Step 4. Combine wet and dry ingredients. Fold in Chocolate Chips and M&Ms. Reserve some of the M&Ms for topping on the cookies.
Step 5. Form dough into balls. Then drop the cookie dough onto baking sheets. Press the reserved M&Ms into the top of the cookies.
Step 6. Bake the Cookies for 8-10 minutes until the edges of the cookies are slightly brown. Do not over bake. The cookies may look raw in the middle but they will continue to cook as they set.
Step 7. Finally, cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and then move the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Expert Tips
- Chilling the dough – After combining the ingredients, there is no need to chill the dough. But if you prepare the dough ahead of time, place in the fridge.
- Don’t Overbake – All ovens will cook differently, but we recommend not to over cook cookies. Allow cookies to finish cooking on the baking sheet.
- Butter – Make sure your butter is softened before using. We like it to be at room temperature as it mixes so much better.
- Measuring Cup – Use a measuring cup to measure out ingredients. This helps to measure ingredients correctly.
- Rolling Cookie Balls – When we roll the cookie balls we try to make them tall instead flat. This helps to keep them thick.
FAQs
We love to freeze cookies that are already baked or the cookie dough. This allows you to always have freshly baked cookies at any time.
Freezing Cookie Dough Balls
Flash freeze the unbaked cookie dough balls on a cookie sheet in the freezer. This normally takes 2 to 3 hours.
Then place the cookies in a freezer container or bag. Freeze up to 2 months.
Bake as normal when ready to enjoy. You may need to add 2 to 3 minutes to the baking time if frozen.
Freezing Cooked Cookies
Allow the cookies to cool completely and store inside a freezer container.
Separate the cookies with parchment paper so they do not stick to each other. Freeze up to a month and thaw overnight on the counter when ready to enjoy.
Store the leftover cookies in an airtight container or ziplock bag at room temperature for up to 5 days. Keep a slice of bread in the container with the cookies to keep them moist.
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Easter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter softened
- 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 2 Large Eggs
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 3 cups All Purpose Flour
- 2 tsp Cornstarch
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1 cup Pastel M&Ms Easter M&Ms
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl beat (with a stand up mixer or hand mixer), the butter and both sugars. Mix on medium speed for 2-3 minutes until the mixture is creamy.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl and then add in the eggs and vanilla. Continue mixing until thoroughly combined.
- In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt.
- Then mix the bowl of dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. We recommend mixing this by hand so that the mixture does not get over mixed.
- Next gently stir in the chocolate chips and M&Ms. Reserve some of the M&Ms for topping on the cookies.
- Then drop the cookie dough onto baking sheets in approximately 1.5 tablespoon amounts. Press the reserved M&Ms into the top of the cookies.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until the edges of the cookies are slightly brown. Do not over bake. The cookies may look raw in the middle but they will continue to cook as they set.
- Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and then move the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Then the cookies are ready to serve and enjoy!
