M&M Cookies – Great American Cookie Co. Copycat!

Written By Maegan Traynom

Great American Cookies Copycat

Do you love those nostalgic mall food court cookies but haven’t stepped foot in a mall in years? This is where this recipe comes in! This is the ultimate copycat for those rich, chewy cookies and are oh so easy to make at home!

Recipe notes:

• I made these cookies into large, bakery style cookies by using two scoops of dough with my #40 cookie scoop. You could also make them smaller with only 1 scoop, but remember to adjust your bake time!
• This dough absolutely needs to be chilled prior to baking – don’t skip that step! Your cookies will spread too much if you don’t chill the dough before baking.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup of butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg, plus 1 egg yolk
• 1.5 tbsp vanilla
• 1 tsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 9.4 oz bag of mini M&Ms

Instructions

1. Cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy
2. Add in egg and vanilla, mix until combined
3. In a separate bowl, combine all dry ingredients
4. Slowly add the dry ingredients into the butter mixture, mix until just combined. Do not overmix!
5. Scoop dough and roll into even balls
6. Roll dough in mini M&Ms, covering the top and edges of dough with M&Ms.
7. Chill scooped dough for 30 minutes. While dough is chilling, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
8. Bake for 12-13 minutes, edges should just be lightly golden. Do not overbake! The cookies will continue to bake on the hot baking sheet as they cool. This bake time is for larger 2oz cookies. If making cookies with a single scoop I recommend baking 8 minutes.
9. Enjoy!

As always – let me know if you give them a try and what you think!

M&M Cookies – Great American Cookies Copycat

Recipe by MaeganCourse: DessertDifficulty: Easy

Servings

20

servings

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

12

minutes

Soft chewy cookies rolled in mini M&Ms

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup of butter, room temperature

• 3/4 cup sugar

• 3/4 cup brown sugar

• 1 egg, plus 1 egg yolk

• 1.5 tbsp vanilla

• 1 tsp cornstarch

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1/2 tsp baking powder

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 2 1/4 cups flour

• 1 9.4 oz bag of mini M&Ms

Directions

• Cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy
• Add in egg and vanilla, mix until combined
• In a separate bowl, combine all dry ingredients
• Slowly add the dry ingredients into the butter mixture, mix until just combined. Do not overmix!
• Scoop dough and roll into even balls
• Roll dough in mini M&Ms
• Chill scooped dough for 30 minutes. While dough is chilling, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bake for 12-13 minutes, edges should just be lightly golden. Do not overbake! The cookies will continue to bake on the hot baking sheet as they cool. This bake time is for larger 2oz cookies. If making cookies with a single scoop I recommend baking 8 minutes.
• Enjoy!