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These easy M&M cookies are the best cookies to make when you are really short on time! You only need two ingredients and 30 minutes to make a batch of these easy cookies.
Easy M&M Cookies Recipe
I’m here today with the best easy cookies when you needed a batch of cookies yesterday. This easy M&M cookie recipe is your hero. I’m showing you how to make easy M&M cookies – all you need are two ingredients and 30 minutes. That’s it!
The secret? Store-bought ready-to-bake cookie dough! I keep it stocked, so I always have an option when those last-minute cookie emergencies happen.
I doctor those cookie dough balls up with colorful M&Ms – it’s an easy way to give them a special touch without a lot of effort.
2 Ingredients in easy M&M Cookies
- Ready-to-bake cookie dough –You should buy a package of proportioned cookie balls, not the dough in a tube. Pillsbury makes it, but any brand will work.
- M&Ms – use any flavor you like!
How to make 2 ingredient cookies
- Break apart the cookie dough balls and place them two inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
- Press about 10 M&Ms on the tops and sides of each ball.
- Bake the cookies until they are lightly golden around the edges and no longer glossy on top.
- Cool them on the baking sheets for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.
Variations
- You can use any prepared cookie dough! Sugar cookies, chocolate chip, chocolate cookies… whatever you like.
- Any M&Ms will work, and there are tons of options – you can pretty much match the colors to any event or holiday. Or try different flavors to change up the cookies.
- You can swap the M&Ms for other candy like chopped candy bars or Reese’s Pieces or use different baking chips. Really, these are so flexible!
Tip From Dorothy
Expert Tips
- Be sure to use premade cookie dough already portioned into dough balls. Makes life easier!
- When you add the M&Ms, lightly press them into the dough so they don’t fall off while the cookie bake.
- Allow the cookies to cool to room temperature before storing them.
FAQs
Most dough takes about 10 minutes or so to bake.
2 Ingredient M&M Cookies Recipe
Recipe Video
Ingredients
- 1 package 24 count ready to bake cookie dough (any brand or flavor)
- 1 bag 10.7 ounces plain M&Ms
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Break apart cookie dough pieces and place 2-inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
- Stick about 10 M&Ms over the top and sides of the cookie dough balls – press to adhere.
- Bake 12-16 minutes, or until light golden around the edges and no longer glossy.
- Cool 10 minutes on cookie sheet before removing. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
Recipe Notes
• Use any flavor cookie dough – sugar and chocolate chip are pictured but any flavor works.
• Use any flavor M&M or even Reese’s Pieces
Recipe Nutrition
Whether you have a cookie emergency or just wondering what to do with cookie dough sitting in your fridge, these 2 ingredient cookies are the answer! It doesn’t get any simpler – I can promise you that!
