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Jumbo Easter Cookies

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These jumbo Easter cookies are packed with pastel M&M candies and make a delicious and easy dessert, perfect for Easter or for Spring in general.

These jumbo Easter cookies are packed with pastel M&M candies and make a delicious and easy dessert, perfect for Easter or for Spring in general.

These jumbo Easter cookies are packed with pastel M&M candies and make a delicious and easy dessert, perfect for Easter or for Spring in general.

Easter Cookies with M&Ms

If you are looking for an easy Easter cookie recipe that everyone is sure to love, look no further.

The Easter M&Ms give these cookies an Easter and Spring-vibe, but you could easily substitute another variety of M&M candies as well. 

No matter which candies you use, one thing is certain — these oversized cookies will be a hit!

Related: Bunny Butt Cookies

Large cookies with pastel M&Ms, served on a white plate.

This recipe makes 22 jumbo-size cookies. These are BIG cookies, so one a person should be plenty. 

Serve with a glass of milk and enjoy!

Easter cookies with pastel M&Ms, served on a white plate.

Prefer a shortcut?

I can’t blame you for looking for a short cut. I like quick & easy recipes, so I respect that!

You could totally make these beautiful cookies using store-bought sugar cookie dough or a sugar cookie mix. Just add the candies!

Looking for more Easter dessert ideas?

Check out these 30+ fun and easy Easter dessert ideas.

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Large cookies with pastel M&Ms, served on a white plate.

Easter M&M Cookies

Yield: 22 large cookies
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 27 minutes

Easy homemade Easter cookies packed with pastel M&M candies are a delicious dessert recipe, perfect for Spring.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cup M&M candies, divided

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla, beating well to combine. Gradually beat in the dry ingredients until combined.
  4. Fold in 1 cup of M&M's.
  5. Using a medium-size ice cream scooper, scoop cookie dough onto lined cookie sheets. Lightly press down on each cookie to flatten and form a thick disk. Add a few M&M candies to the top of each cookie.
  6. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges turn light brown. Cool for 5 minutes on cookie sheet before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.

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© Jaclyn Shimmel
Cuisine: American / Category: Dessert
These jumbo Easter cookies are packed with pastel M&M candies and make a delicious and easy dessert, perfect for Easter or for Spring in general.

This recipe was shared on Meal Plan Monday.

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By Jaclyn Shimmel | 03/29/2019
Filed Under: Dessert, Recipes Tagged With: Cookies, Easter

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  1. Karly says

    03/31/2019 at 12:06 pm

    Yum!

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