Easter M&Ms Thumbprint Cookies Recipe

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Easter M&Ms Thumbprint Cookies Recipe

Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail…Yep, it’s that time of year again! It’s almost time for the Easter holiday!

I just love Springtime and Easter. I can’t get enough of all of the pretty, pastel-colored candies, Cadbury Eggs, PEEPS of every shape, size and color – baking during the Easter holiday is just so much fun! 

Aren’t these little thumbprint cookies just darling? I really love peanut M&Ms, so of course this cookie recipe calls for the use of peanut M&Ms – but you can use regular M&Ms as well!

I just love the little crunch of the peanuts when I take a bite…and snacking on the peanut M&Ms while I am a preparing the cookie recipe!

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I love how simple this Easter Thumbprint cookie recipe is, and it can be so easily customized to your particular taste buds! Not a fan of Peanut M&Ms? Then just use regular milk chocolate M&Ms!

You can even use those pretty pastel Hershey’s Kisses instead of M&Ms! You can also use this thumbprint cookie recipe any time of year, it isn’t just regulated to the Easter holiday.

Just switch up the type of candies that you put on top and it will match any holiday or theme that you wish to incorporate. 

Hate chocolate altogether? Skip the M&Ms and Hershey’s Kisses and use Easter-themed Jelly Beans!

Are you looking for more quick an easy dessert recipes to serve like this Easter M&Ms Thumbprint Cookies Recipe?

Check out these really fun dessert recipes on The Rebel Chick. I am always adding new recipes, especially during the holiday months!

Take a look and see if there is anything that sounds tasty to you! You can also type “Easter recipe” in the search bar in the top right hand corner of the screen and you will see a listing of ALL of the recipes I’ve shared over the years for dessert. 

• White Chocolate Sugar Cookie Bites Recipe 
• Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies Recipe
• Bunny PEEPS Easter Cake Recipe
• Mini Lemon Cheesecakes Recipe
• Easy Easter Lemon Trifle Dessert Recipe
• A Cinnamon Roll Bundt Cake Recipe for Easter
• Carrot Cake Cookies Recipe
• Easter Funfetti Dip Recipe
• Carrot Cake Trifle Recipe
• PEEPS Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe
• Kid’s Trail Mix Recipe for Easter
• Pretty Easter Shortbread Cookies Recipe
• PEEPS Cheesecake Jars Recipe
• Mandarin Orange Cake Recipe

How to Make this Easter M&Ms Thumbprint Cookies Recipe

Easter M&Ms Thumbprint Cookies Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• Pastel M&Ms

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Easter M&Ms Thumbprint Cookies Directions:

Cream butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. 

Mix in egg and vanilla until well incorporated then add flour, salt and baking powder slowly.

Split dough into half and wrap in plastic.

Refrigerate dough for 1 hr. (Alternatively you can freeze formed dough balls for 12 minutes prior to baking)

Pre-heat oven to 350 F.

Shape dough into small balls about the size of a walnut, and space 2 inches apart on baking sheets.

Please resist the urge to create thumb print at this point.

Bake for about 12-15 minutes until lightly brown.

Remove from the oven and immediately press in one M&M into center of each cookie.

Remove from sheet pan to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before serving.

Store in an airtight container.

This Easter M&Ms Thumbprint Cookies makes about 4 dozen cookies.

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Easter M&Ms Thumbprint Cookies Recipe

Servings 4 dozen

Author Jenn Quillen

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 48 Pastel Peanut M&Ms or 96 regular M&Ms

Instructions

1. Begin by pre-heating your oven to 350. In a large bowl, beat together your butter and sugar until light and creamy. Gradually mix in the eggs, one at a time, and then add your vanilla. Beat at medium speed until thoroughly combined, and then add your flour, salt and baking soda and mix at low speed for one minute. You do not want to over-mix!
2. Split your dough into half and wrap in plastic wrap, refrigerating for one hour. When you're ready to start baking, take one ball of dough out of the fridge and begin to shape the dough into small balls (about the size of a walnut) and place them two inches apart on un-greased cookie sheets.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for about 12-15 minutes until lightly brown - this depends on your oven. Mine were turning light brown by the 13th minute. Remove them from the oven and immediately press an M&M into center of each cookie.
4. Note: If you are using regular M&Ms, you might want to put two M&Ms into each cookie because they're so much smaller.
5. Remove from sheet pan to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely!

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