Peanut Butter M & M Cookies with Cinnamon
These Peanut Butter M & M Cookies with Cinnamon are a delicious combination of favorite flavors baked into one! This cookie recipe is easy to make and perfect to share! The touch of cinnamon and colorful candies added to the dough turn simple peanut butter cookies into a decadent treat. This is a perfect treat to serve up over the holidays or any time of year!
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What do I need to make Peanut Butter M & M Cookies?
If you enjoy baking cookies, you may already have most of the ingredients used in this recipe in your pantry. Here is what you will need to make the M & M cookies with peanut butter and cinnamon:
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, room temperature or softened
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup peanut butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 ½ cups M & M's ( I used Holiday Blend for these)
- Chocolate chips, sprinkles, mini marshmallows (optional)
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How do I make the Peanut Butter Cinnamon Cookies?
These simple, yet decadent tasting Cookies are easy to prepare in just a few simple steps. Here is what you will need to do to make the cinnamon peanut butter cookies.
Step 1: Preheat oven and combine wet ingredients.
Start off by preheating the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare cookie sheets with parchment paper. Then, in a medium bowl or stand mixer, mix together on medium speed butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Add in eggs, vanilla, and peanut butter. Mix until combined and smooth.
Step 2: Add in dry ingredients
In a medium bowl: add flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon. Whisk together until well combined. Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients slowly. Then, fold in 1 ½ cups M & M's.
Step 3: Prepare cookies for baking
Using a 1 inch cookie scoop, scoop up a heaping amount of batter and roll into a ball. Place onto the prepared cookie sheet, spacing 2 inches apart from each cookie. Slightly flatten. Then, press two or three M&M's onto the top of the cookies. Optional:add 
Step 4: Bake cookies, serve & enjoy!
Bake cookies on center rack in oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until they turn slightly golden. Remove from oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Once cookies have cooled, serve and enjoy!
Peanut Butter M and M Cookies with Cinnamon
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter room temperature or softened
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup peanut butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 16 ounces Mini M&M’s
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F and prepare a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl or stand mixer, mix together on medium speed butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.
- Add in eggs, vanilla, and peanut butter. Mix until combined and smooth.
- Next, add in flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon. Stir until all flour is combined.
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop the batter onto the prepared cookie sheet, leaving 2 inches between each cookie.
- Sprinkle & press M&M’s on top.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or unil slightly golden.
- Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Enjoy!
