Description
Santa’s Favorite Cookies deliver a festive, chewy delight—soft centers, buttery edges, and a burst of chocolate chips, M&M’s, and sprinkles. This Christmas dough blends brown sugar with vanilla for rich flavor and tender texture, yielding 24 irresistible bites. Perfect for Santa, holiday gatherings, and gift trays, these cookies are ideal for sharing on Pinterest and delighting every sweet tooth this season, with a classic, crowd-pleasing appeal.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup chocolate chips
- ¾ cup holiday M&M’s
- ¼ cup festive sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla extract, mixing until fully combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients until a soft dough forms.
- Fold in chocolate chips, M&M’s, and sprinkles.
- Scoop dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing cookies apart.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes until edges are set and centers are soft and chewy.
- Cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- Yields: 24 cookies
- Edges set and centers remain soft and chewy when baked at 350°F for 10–12 minutes.
- Allow cookies to cool on the sheet for a couple of minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: Approximately 185 per cookie
- Sugar: Approximately 9 g
- Sodium: About 120 mg
- Fat: About 7 g
- Saturated Fat: About 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: About 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: About 24 g
- Fiber: About 1 g
- Protein: About 3 g
- Cholesterol: About 20 mg
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