Pumpkin Spice M&M Sugar Cookies
If you bake one cookie this fall, it’s gotta be these Pumpkin Spice M&M Sugar Cookies. They’re buttery, chewy, and stuffed with delicious Pumpkin Spice M&Ms!
So last week I got to do one of my favorite things. I spent a glorious hour, mostly by myself, just wandering around Target (my daughter was asleep in her carrier and my son was at preschool; that somewhat counts as alone time, right?!) I just love discovering all of the fun things Target has to offer. Ya know, all those fun things that I don’t really need, and probably shouldn’t be adding to my cart? I swear it’s darn near impossible to leave that place without shelling out at least fifty bucks! Please tell me I’m not alone here.
Once I made it over to the seasonal section, I immediately started scanning the shelves with all of the yummy fall candies and treats. And then I spotted them. Pumpkin Spice M&Ms!
I instantly knew that I had to have them, and that baking was on the horizon. Well, just as long as they actually tasted good. I mean, don’t you hate when you have such high hopes about a new food, and then you get home only to find that it’s just not that good? I’ve had that happen before. But not this time! These Pumpkin Spice M&Ms do NOT disappoint! They are perfectly chocolaty with just a hint of pumpkin spice. I personally like that the pumpkin flavor isn’t overwhelming; it’s the perfect amount.
Alright y’all, seriously, MAKE THESE! 🙂
Recipe: Pumpkin Spice M&M Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter,, softened
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 package Pumpkin Spice M&Ms
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until smooth.
- In a medium sized bowl, combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add dry mixture to the butter mixture and beat until fully incorporated.
- Reserve 1/2 cup of Pumpkin Spice M&Ms and set aside. Pour remaining M&Ms into batter and stir carefully with a spoon.
- Form cookies into small balls and and bake in the preheated oven until set, about 12 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool slightly. While cookies are cooling, place a few of the reserved M&Ms on top of each cookie, pushing down to make sure they stick. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
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These look yummy kids have been asking to make pumpkin cookies they would love the m&ms in them!
Awesome! Hope y’all enjoy them, Shanna!
These are great cookies, I need one right now. Hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with Full Plate Thursday!
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Oh these look amazing!! I really like that there isn’t actually any pumpkin in them either. Thanks for sharing on Weekend Bites
Hi there! Thanks so much for linking up to the Weekend Wind Down party last weekend! I loved this post and wanted you to know that it’s being featured at the party today on http://www.mysnippetsofinspiration.com! Hope to see you linking up again soon! Have a great day!
Oh thank you so much for the feature, Danielle! I really appreciate it! 🙂
Love these gorgeous cookies! I love spices in my baked goods, and M&M’s too? Yes please!
Thank you, Jessica! And oh yes, the pumpkin spice and M&Ms are amazing together!
Oh Yum! Thanks for sharing at Foodie Fridays. Hope to see you again this week.
Blessings,
Shari
Thank you, Shari!
OMG…I’m having a deja vu moment!
I too was lured in by the Pumpkin Spice M&M’s at Target! Haha.
I didn’t know what I was going to do with them (but HAD to have them) until now!
PINNING!
🙂 Anna
I had that same feeling of being lured in by those M&Ms, Anna! Target has a way of getting to us! Thank you so much for pinning! 🙂
These look wonderful.
Thank you, AmieJo!
These cookies are adorable, Ashlyn! Love Target too, we always seem to spend too much time in there. Can’t wait to try these pumpkin spice M&M’s – they sound delicious in these cookies 🙂
I know, Kelly. Target just kind of pulls you in and won’t let you leave! 🙂 Thank you for your sweet comment!
these look totally delicious!!! such a great combo pumpkin and sugar cookie… YUMMM!!!
Thank you, Michele! 🙂
These look absolutely fantastic!! Pinning for later! 🙂
Thank you, Mindy! And I so appreciate you pinning!
I haven’t seen the pumpkin spice M&Ms yet, but your cookies look fabulous!
Thank you so much, Michelle! We definitely enjoyed eating them! 😉
Ashlyn, I’ve seen these candies… and like you say, you get your hopes high. Well, now I’m all over them! Making these cookies as soon as I snag a bag for myself. 🙂
Yes, Gloria, these M&Ms are good! They aren’t overly pumpkin-spicy; they’re just the right amount of it combined with the chocolate. Thanks so much, girl! 🙂
Mmm… I’m so obsessed with Pumpkin anything, but these new M&M’s sound great! Pinned!
Thank you, Laura! I’m all about the pumpkin, too!! 🙂
These are the cutest cookies!! I haven’t tried the Pumpkin Spice M&M’s yet, but I could so do that in a cookie!! Yes, you are not alone at Target. I can’t get out of that place for less than 80 bucks!! I love their clothes, kids clothes/shoes, seasonal, and home stuff…you name it!
I know what you mean, Jaren! That glorious store is such a death trap for the wallet! 🙂
I need these in my life.
Haha! Thank you, Leslie! I could use some more of them in my life, too!