Chewy Oatmeal M&M Cookies from Sally's Baking Addiction

Chewy Oatmeal M&M Cookies - made dough November 20, 2022 from Sally's Baking Addiction 

1 cup unsalted butter

1 cup (200 grams) brown sugar, packed

1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated sugar

2 large eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 tablespoon molasses

1 1/2 cups (188 grams) all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 cups (240 grams) old-fashioned oats

1 1/2 cups (240 grams) M&Ms

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until well combined and smooth, about 2 minutes.
2. Add eggs, vanilla extract and molasses, mixing until just combined.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add to butter mixture in two additions, mixing on low speed after each addition until just combined.
4. Mix in oats on low speed until combined. Fold in M&Ms.
5. Cover and chill dough for 30-60 minutes. Portion chilled dough into golf-ball size dough balls, cover and chill another hour or overnight.
6. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper. Evenly space dough balls. Bake 11-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown and middles no longer look raw. Let rest on baking sheets for 5 minutes then transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.

If you want a reliable recipe for any cookie, Sally's Baking Addiction is a pretty good bet. I wanted to use up some M&Ms from Halloween and this was a great option. Bonus that it's easily made ahead of time, portioned into dough balls and frozen until you're ready for your holiday baking.

The cookies were crisp at the edges and the oats gave it a good chewiness. It's not overwhelmingly sweet but still tasty. For the holidays, you can substitute holiday M&Ms to make it more seasonal.