Valentine Chocolate Chip Cookies
Valentine Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, chewy, deliciously buttery cookie recipe loaded with M&M’s. Great for giving to your sweetie this Valentine’s Day
Servings 30
Ingredients
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup butter (1 stick) - room temperature
- ¼ cup margarine
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg room temperature
- 2 cups all-purpose flour scooped lightly - not spooned into your measuring cup- just don't pack it in there firmly
- 1 box instant vanilla pudding 3.4 ounce - - not cook & serve
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips + more for after baking
- 1 cup white chocolate chips + more for after baking
- 1 cup Valentine M&M's - divided
Instructions
- In a mixer bowl - beat the butter, margarine, sugar & brown sugar together until fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla - beat well.
- Add in the flour, pudding mix, baking soda, and salt - slowly stir first and then beat until all ingredients are completely incorporated.
- Slowly stir in chocolate & white chocolate chips.
- Fold in ½ of the M&M's.
- Remove the beater, cover, and refrigerate overnight (extremely important that you do this).
- The next day, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Roll the dough into balls - it will be firm & you will need to press it all together.
- Place the dough balls on a lined baking sheet and bake the cookies for 9-12 minutes (mine were perfect at 11).
- Remove and immediately top each cookie with a few extra chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, and M&M's before they cool.
- Leave cookies on baking sheet to cool
- Repeat this process with remaining cookies.
- I used three -¾ baking sheets for all these cookies. It's important to not place dough on a hot cookie sheet. Start with a cold cookie sheet with each batch to ensure that the cookies bake consistently.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature.