Description
Indulgent Peanut Butter MM Cookies combine classic comfort with playful chocolate candies, creating a nostalgic treat that delights both kids and adults. Sweet memories mingle with rich peanut butter and colorful MM chocolates, promising a simple yet irresistible cookie experience you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, for browning
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 1/3 cups (167 grams) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup peanut butter M&Ms
Sweeteners:
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Finishing Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- Extra chocolate chips for garnish
- Extra peanut butter M&Ms for garnish
- Pretzels for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare frozen peanut butter centers by dropping tablespoon-sized dollops onto a parchment-lined plate. Freeze until needed.
- Create brown butter by cubing butter and heating in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Continuously stir until butter transforms to a golden hue with a nutty aroma, allowing natural foaming. Transfer to a heat-safe bowl for cooling.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine cooled brown butter with both sugars, whisking until smooth. Incorporate egg and vanilla extract, mixing thoroughly.
- Gently fold sifted flour, baking soda, and salt into the wet mixture, ensuring minimal mixing to maintain dough texture.
- Integrate chocolate chips and M&Ms evenly throughout the cookie dough.
- Create cookie portions using a standard scoop. Flatten each dough ball, insert a frozen peanut butter center, and carefully enclose completely. Slightly compress each cookie to encourage spreading during baking.
- Strategically place additional chocolate chips and M&Ms on top of each cookie dough ball.
- Bake 6 cookies simultaneously for 10 minutes, targeting golden brown edges with slightly underdone centers.
- While warm, reshape cookies using a round cutter if desired. Embellish with extra M&Ms, chocolate chips, and optional pretzel pieces.
- Allow cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet, ensuring proper setting before serving or storing in an airtight container.
Notes
- Freeze peanut butter dollops completely before adding to cookie dough to prevent melting and ensure a perfect center.
- Brown butter carefully by watching color and listening for sizzling sounds, which adds deep nutty flavor and complexity to the cookies.
- Use room temperature egg for smoother batter integration and more consistent cookie texture.
- Avoid overmixing dough to prevent tough cookies, gently fold ingredients until just combined for soft, tender results.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg