M&M Cookies

I’m entering into my Power of Pink Challenge. There are quite a few breast cancer awareness events this month. I saw this M&M cookie recipe and I knew I had to try it. Growing up, my mom made M&M cookies using yellow cake mix. They’re quite tasty but I really don’t like using cake mix (I know, I’ve become a food snob). So I’ve been in search of a great M&M cookie recipe for about a year now. I made monster cookies and they were great, but weren’t exactly what I was looking for… This recipe really hit the spot. The large amount of brown sugar keeps these cookies sweet and moist. I love the texture and the bits of pecan in cookie.

I took these to our second week of beer pong league. I did have one person ask if the M&M were leftover from Valentine’s Day. I explained that they were for Breast Cancer Awareness. Seriously, do you think a bag of M&Ms could last in my cabinets for 8 months?!? (I happen to love M&Ms in everything – on ice cream, with pretzels, and by themself, frozen of course). Enough babbling from me, on to the recipe…

M&M Cookies – from Delish – originally from the Cookie Bible
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar – I used Splenda Brown Sugar blend
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 1/3 cups M&M’s, divided
1 cup chopped pecans
Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. Beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until well blended. Add eggs; beat well.

Gradually add flour mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in 3/4 cup M&Ms and all the nuts.

Drop by rounded teaspoons onto cookie sheet. Press 5-6 of remaining M&Ms on each cookie before baking. Bake 9-11 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.

Yields about 3-3 1/2 dozen cookies. I made a double batch which yielded a about 6.5 dozen cookies. I used my cookie scoop to portion the batter.


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22 Responses to “Carrot Cake and Cheesecake Cake”

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    Lauren @ Healthy Food For Living — April 13, 2011 at 4:45 pm

    Give me a moment to compose myself… ok. This is the cake that my dreams are made of! Carrot cake and cheesecake are my two favorite cakes, so combine them into one amazing dessert, and I’m in total bliss. It looks phenomenal, and I would dominate a big slice ;).

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    lms — July 13, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    This cake was phenomenal!!!!! I have now made 3 versions and I think the carrot was the best. Everyone raved over it and we all thought it was better the 2nd day! YUM is an understatement!

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    Matt — January 27, 2013 at 3:49 pm

    I’m confused, how did the become a red velvet cake during the assembly?

    • beantownbaker — January 27th, 2013 @ 4:07 pm

      That was a typo in the recipe since this was based on the red velvet cheesecake cake that I had made. I fixed it. Hope that helps.

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    Chewy — March 29, 2013 at 11:19 am

    Do i have to put the cheesecake pan in a roaster with water? I dont have a roaster? Before I purchase one I thought Id ask. Ive made many cheesecakes in the past and never did this

    Thanks

    • beantownbaker — April 1st, 2013 @ 8:35 am

      Yes, you are using a water bath to bake the cheesecake. So the water should come up about half way on the side of the pan that the cheesecake is in. I usually use a disposable roasting pan since I don’t have a roaster either. Hope that helps.

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    Sarah Ross — March 31, 2013 at 3:45 pm

    Just made this for Easter and everyone loved it.. Thank you

    • beantownbaker — April 1st, 2013 @ 8:36 am

      Glad it was a success for you. This is a great Easter cake.

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    Brandi — March 31, 2013 at 5:10 pm

    I made this for Easter today as well, and it was great, everyone said so. I couldn’t eat much, it’s SO thick and rich. I don’t think it would have been half as great without the cheesecake. LOVE that and what a super easy recipe for the cheesecake.

    The cake was quite a bit more work than I am used to, and I had to change a few things up based on what I had, in cae this helps anyone else…

    I didn’t have brown sugar, subbed coconut palm sugar.

    I used toasted almonds instead of pecans and was pleasantly surprised that I actually like them when toasted, as I don’t normally like them at all, they were so light and crispy.

    I do not have a stand mixer, I used my Ninja blender with the whipping cream attachement (I didn’t know that it would work but it worked just fine!)

    My food processor is broke and couldn’t find my grater, so I used my blender for the carrots, worked just fine.

    I skipped the parchment paper bc I was out and that was no biggie.

    The cake looked picture perfect and tasted amazing, no complaints here. Thank you!!!

    • beantownbaker — April 1st, 2013 @ 8:37 am

      So glad this worked out for you. Thanks for coming back and posting the changes you made. I am sure they will be helpful for other readers.

      Toasted almonds are one of my favorite nuts! What a great substitution.

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    Joann — July 21, 2013 at 3:49 pm

    How many people will this feed? It is a combo of my two favorite things so I want to make it for a Bunco group.

    • beantownbaker — July 21st, 2013 @ 3:51 pm

      It will easily serve 12-16

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    Amy — October 13, 2013 at 12:23 pm

    I made this for my mom’s 60th birthday and everyone loved it. My dad announced that it was his favorite cake ever, so…I’m about to go buy the ingredients to make it again for HIS 60th next week 🙂 Thanks!

    • beantownbaker — October 15th, 2013 @ 5:02 pm

      Wow! Now that’s a compliment! So glad everyone enjoyed it 🙂

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    Sarah — December 10, 2013 at 11:33 am

    Hey there!

    Wonderful recipe 🙂 just curious, when you assembled the cake, is the top layer bottom side up, or right side up? Did you trim the rounded top off?

    Thanks!

    • beantownbaker — December 10th, 2013 @ 4:56 pm

      If I remember correctly, my layers came out pretty flat. If they were round, I would trim the top off. I always put the top layer upside down when I’m stacking a layer cake.

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    Robin — April 24, 2014 at 9:19 pm

    Made this for Easter, for my husband’s side of the family. Perfect cake recipe! Takes time to make, but nothing difficult. Turned out beautifully and tasted wonderful. I didn’t tell anyone about the cheesecake layer, so when I cut the first piece everyone was just thrilled to see that middle layer. The cake is a feast for both the eyes and the palate. It also travels well, which is a bonus for a 3-layer cake. I will make this cake again, and again, and again. Thanks!!!

    • beantownbaker — April 27th, 2014 @ 2:46 pm

      So glad you enjoyed it!!

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    Anndrea — January 29, 2016 at 3:08 am

    Just tried to make this… and I am curious if other people who had success used the volume or weight measures??
    I used the weight and was quite precise BUT the cake is now seemingly exploding in my oven.. I am thinking some of the ounces are wrong but am not sure. (I have checked the recipe about 5 times to make sure i measured correctly too…)
    Quite disappointed but hopefully I can still salvage something from it.

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    Margaret Jimenez — March 26, 2016 at 8:22 am

    hi! I wanted to make this for Easter tmrw..but I only have 10″ pans..both for the cheesecake & cake..can u PLEASE help me w/ the adjustments? I tried googling it, but it’s just not happening & I WANT to make this recipe..it has 5 stars! THANK U, THANK U!

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    Margaret Jimenez — March 26, 2016 at 8:24 am

    what I left out, was, I don’t want my cakes to be thin..I LOVE/prefer a high cake 🙂

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    Lani — September 22, 2016 at 6:55 pm

    Hello! Will the cheesecake tend to soften and tilt or sink in if it’s in a slightly warm environment or if I make it into a 5-6″ layer cake? I’m thinking of having one cake layer at the bottom, then the cheesecake, then the rest of the 2-4 layers cake layers. I am wondering if the cake will hold (with the cheesecake layer) if I put a center dowel?

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