Description
Celebrate the holidays with these festive Christmas Chocolate Chip Cookies, featuring a delightful mix of semisweet and white chocolate chips, plus colorful red and green M&M’s or sprinkles. Soft, chewy, and easy to make, these cookies are perfect for holiday gatherings or gift-giving.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Add-ins
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- ½ cup red and green holiday M&M’s or sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat Oven and Prepare Baking Sheets: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper to prevent sticking and ensure even baking.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. This helps to evenly distribute the leavening agents and salt throughout the flour.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to cream the softened unsalted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy, which usually takes about 2–3 minutes.
- Add Eggs and Vanilla: Beat in the eggs one at a time, ensuring each is fully incorporated before adding the next. Then mix in the vanilla extract for enhanced flavor.
- Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients: Gradually add the dry flour mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing just until combined to avoid overworking the dough which can make cookies tough.
- Fold in Chocolate Chips and M&M’s: Gently fold in the semisweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, and red and green holiday M&M’s or sprinkles to evenly distribute throughout the dough.
- Shape and Bake: Use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to drop dough balls onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart to allow room for spreading. Bake for 9–11 minutes or until edges are lightly golden.
- Cool: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes to firm up, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely before serving or storing.
Notes
- For extra festive presentation, press a few additional M&M’s on top of each dough ball before baking.
- Dough can be refrigerated for up to 24 hours to develop a thicker, chewier cookie texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
