Chewy Oatmeal M&M Cookies
Servings 20 cookies
Equipment
- Hand mixer
- Baking Sheet
- Wire Cooling Rack
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- ½ tbsp vanilla extract
- ½ tbsp molasses
- 1½ cups oats
- ¾ cup flour
- ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¾ cup mini M&M's, plus a few more for after baking, if desired
Instructions
- Using a hand mixer, cream the butter and both brown and white sugars together for 1 minute until creamy and smooth.
- Add the egg, vanilla, and molasses; beat until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, stir the oats, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together until well combined.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix until combined.
- Stir in the M&M's.
- Place the dough in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes to prevent the cookies from spreading too much while baking.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Scoop spoonfuls (about 1 ½ tbsp) of the dough onto the baking sheet, placing them 2 inches apart.
- Place into the oven and bake for 9-11 minutes, or until set.
- Remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle extra M&M's on top of each cookie, if desired. Don’t overload them, but this will make the cookies look extra pretty.
- Allow them to cool for 5 minutes before moving them to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.
- Serve with ice-cold milk and enjoy.