Comments on: M&M Cookies (with Video!)

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Fri, 22 May 2026 14:08:22 +0000

In reply to Shari Eichman. Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear this is happening, Shari! Did you make any substitutions? Is it possible the flour was slightly over-measured?

By: Shari Eichman

Shari Eichman — Thu, 21 May 2026 17:42:20 +0000

I’ve made these cookies twice. first time did great!! We loved them. Today my 2nd time the dough is ready to come out of fridge. Its crumbly and hard to form. The M&Ms keep falling our etc.
First cookie sheet didn’t spread well. So guess I messed up. Double chked all my ingredients etc. Help!!

By: Tanya

Tanya — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 03:08:22 +0000

Lovely recipe! Definitely take the cookies out at 11 min. I left mine for 15 min once and they were wayyyyy overdone 🙁 but other than that user error, these cookies are to die for every time! Definitely a keeper recipe. Thanks!

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:47:26 +0000

In reply to Wendy McGee. Hi Wendy! I haven't personally tried a gluten free flour. I would imagine a 1:1 gluten free substitute would work. :)

By: Wendy McGee

Wendy McGee — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:22:57 +0000

In reply to Kaia. can this be made the same way with gluten free flour? I love these cookies so much, but i need to make them gluten free sometimes!

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 02:43:28 +0000

In reply to Kaia. Sure thing!

By: Kaia

Kaia — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:44:46 +0000

Hi! Can i add chocolate chips or white chocolate chips to these?

By: Parul

Parul — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:59:31 +0000

In reply to Molly.

First time this type of cookie came out for me. I do not like very sweet cookies—I make these specifically for my best friend ant Christmas— and I liked that the recipe had less sugar. I reduced the amount of sugar even more and it really balanced out the M&Ms. I also added a dash of sea salt before baking!

Loved the chemistry explanations of why different ingredients impact recipes differently!!

By: Molly

Molly — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 03:48:46 +0000

These came out wonderful! Will have to try to keep my kids from eating the entire batch in one day!

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:32:28 +0000

In reply to Sue Salzer. I'm sorry to hear that happened, Sue! Did you make any substitutions? Did you let your butter cool sufficiently? If you add your sugars to your butter when the butter is too hot it can melt your sugar and cause the cookies to spread. Is there a chance something could have been mis-measured? Your results are not typical and you can watch me make them on video so I'd like to help if I can. :)

By: Sue Salzer

Sue Salzer — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:15:50 +0000

In reply to Jan.

Awful, my cookies spread and I haven’t had that issue with any other recipe. I went back to another recipe and they came out perfect.

By: Carol

Carol — Sat, 26 Oct 2024 18:19:05 +0000

Beautiful. Great taste and texture. Cookie perfection!

By: Kels

Kels — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 23:50:50 +0000

In reply to Morgan. I used vegan and it wasn't a pleasant experience after refrigerating, but they came out ok. Which brand did you use?

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 19:56:42 +0000

In reply to Cathy C. I'm so glad you enjoyed them so much, Cathy! If you use salted butter I would cut the salt down to 1/4 teaspoon. :)

By: Cathy C

Cathy C — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 19:47:03 +0000

I followed the recipe exactly and these turned out delicious! I stored them in ziploc bags once cooled and it kept them nice and soft. I can’t wait to make these with my grandkids! One question though, if I use salted butter next time would I add any salt at all? Thanks again for another awesome recipe!

By: Lucy

Lucy — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 01:35:36 +0000

last batch in the oven. Delicious!!!!
keeper recipe. I did save some m&M’s for when they came out of the oven and yes, super cute!!
Thanks for another great recipe!!

By: Liv

Liv — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 01:04:53 +0000

This recipe makes at least two dozen cookies large sized cookies. I doubled it thinking I needed more than the 16 the recipes quotes because I’m bringing them to an event. Definitely didn’t need to double it! Otherwise great recipe!

By: Phyllis Boedeker

Phyllis Boedeker — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 00:37:22 +0000

These were divine! I did add about 2 TBSP of flour because I thought the dough was too greasy.

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 16 Dec 2023 10:49:48 +0000

Made these last night and they are so good. My batter was stuffed though, so I question my measurements for the flour. I will try again. Thank you for sharing.

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:39:05 +0000

In reply to Natalie Hollander. Thanks for the review, Natalie! We're so happy the cookies were such a hit

By: Natalie Hollander

Natalie Hollander — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 22:11:21 +0000

These are so good! I used a regular cookie scooper to make more, but used mini M&Ms…. made 46 cookies total! Big hit my house!!!

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:08:44 +0000

In reply to Marcy. Wonderful! We appreciate you coming back to let us know how it went, Marcy! Thanks for using our recipe

By: Marcy

Marcy — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:35:39 +0000

I made a double batch of these—fantastic (doubles well)!! The students and staff LOVED them!!! One staff member even asked for the recipe (and I provided her with the link to Sugar Spun Run!)! The only thing I changed was I subbed out half a cup (really one cup since I doubled the recipe) of m&ms for semi-sweet chocolate chips. Would definitely make again—thank you as always for your generosity in sharing your recipes!!

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:47:56 +0000

In reply to Marcy. Hi Marcy! Yes, both will work just fine. We hope your students have fun making them

By: Marcy

Marcy — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 09:57:13 +0000

Hi Sam, the recipe looks great! I wanted to know:

Can the recipe be doubled (I’m baking for 24 students)?

Can I substitute half a cup of m&ms for chocolate chips?

Thank you!