Name: Easter M&M Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 cup butter (2 sticks), melted; 1 cup brown sugar; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 egg + 1 egg yolk; 3/4 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 1/4 cups flour (loosely packed); 2 cups M&MS

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Looking for a fun Easter recipe you can make with your kids? Try this Easter M&M Cookies recipe! And be sure to watch my YouTube Kids video to join my daughter in the kitchen and walk through the recipe step-by-step with her.

I’m starting a new YouTube series called Baking with Kids.

It’s all about getting your kids in the kitchen (with or without you) and walking them through making simple and delicious recipes with me and my kids! I’m still working on finding my groove in the YouTube world, but the kids and I are having fun getting started, and we would love to have your family in the “kitchen” with us.

►►And be sure to download the FREE binder-size printable recipe card for kids included in this post!

Main Ingredients Needed for Easter M&M Cookies

Here’s a checklist, just to make sure you have everything you need before you get started…

butter
brown sugar
sugar
eggs
baking soda
flour
M&Ms

How to Make This Easter M&M Cookies Recipe

Watch the video below for step-by-step instructions. My 9-year-old made the entire recipe all by herself, including separating an egg. She’ll show you how!

And don’t worry if separating an egg is too tricky for your little bakers. Just replace the egg yolk with a whole egg. Easy peasy!

Printable Kids Recipe Card

I made this recipe card specifically with kids in mind! It’s meant to be printed out on an 8.5×11 sheet of paper and hole-punched to fit inside a three-ring binder. I hope your kids are as excited about being in the kitchen as mine are and enjoy finding new recipes to print and put in their cookbook binders!

You can download the printable Easter M&M cookies recipe card here.

Or simply right click on the image below and save it to your device.

Printable Easter M&M Cookies Recipe Card for Grown-Ups

Easter M&M Cookies Recipe

Yield: 2 dozen

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Looking for a fun Easter recipe you can make with your kids? Try this recipe for Easter M&M Cookies! And be sure to watch my YouTube Kids video to join my daughter in the kitchen and walk through the recipe step-by-step with her.

Ingredients

1 cup butter (2 sticks), melted
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg + 1 egg yolk
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups flour (loosely packed)
2 cups M&MS

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Whisk the brown sugar and granulated sugar into the melted butter.
Add the egg and the egg yolk, mixing them in one at a time.
Whisk in the baking soda, salt, and vanilla.
Stir in the flour with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula.
Mix in the chocolate chips.
Scoop the dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 9-10 minutes until the edges are pale brown and the centers don't look doughy anymore.
Let cool on the baking sheet.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 255Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 165mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 1gSugar: 25gProtein: 2g