Peanut Butter M&M Cookies
These egg-free Peanut Butter M&M Cookies are made with creamy peanut butter, confectioner's sugar, and other basic ingredients. These cookies require no chilling and are easy to make.
Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 111kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter creamy
- 1 cup all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoons milk
- 1 cup M&M's plus extra for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream the creamy peanut butter together with the powdered sugar and the vanilla extract. It will be thick.
- In a separate bowl combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder and baking soda.
- Add 2 tablespoons of milk to the peanut butter mixture and add half of the flour mixture. Mix until combined.
- Repeat with the remaining flour and milk and combine until a soft cookie dough.
Stir in the M&M's. - Scoop by one and half tablespoons or use a #40 cookie scoop and place them two inches apart on the cookie sheets.
- Press additional M&M's into the tops of the cookies. Flatten the cookies out slightly.
- Bake for 12-13 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool on the cookie sheet for 10 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
It's important to use the spoon and level method for these cookies to reduce the amount of flour that is used.
Avoid using all-natural peanut butter in these cookies as the lack of oil in the ingredients will make these cookies very dry.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 111kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 55mg | Potassium: 56mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 19IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.4mg
