Christmas Chocolate Chip Cookies
A soft baked chocolate chip cookie is loaded with red and green M&Ms, Christmas sprinkles, milk and semisweet chocolate, and stuffed with Nutella. Santa will love these cookies.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 pckg vanilla instant pudding 3.40 ounce box
- 1 tspn vanilla extract
- ½ tspn baking soda
- ½ tspn baking powder
- ½ tspn salt
- 2½ cups flour
- 1 cup M&Ms I used holiday minis that were red and green.
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips I used Guittard chocolate chips
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips I used Guittard chocolate chips
- ½ cup sprinkles I used red and green small sprinkles.
- ½ cup Nutella Optional if you want stuffed cookies.
Instructions
- In a bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until pale and creamy, around 3-5 minutes. I used my stand mixer with the paddle attachment, a hand mixer works great too.
- Add in eggs one at a time making sure they are fully incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl then add in vanilla extract and mix for another 30 seconds.
- Add the dry pudding mix, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and flour and mix on low until the mixture just comes together in a dough. Do not overmix.
- Next, add in the chocolate chips, sprinkles, and M&Ms and mix on low until they are mixed in. Take a spatula to turn the dough a few times to make sure they are mixed evenly in the dough.
Unstuffed Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 350*F.
- Using a ¾ ounce cookie scoop or a tablespoon, scoop out 12 rounds of dough per parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 8-9 minutes or until edges and top are golden brown.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool and enjoy!
Nutella Stuffed Cookies
- Preheat oven to 375*F.
- Using a 2 ounce cookie scoop, scoop out a portion of cookie dough.
- Make a well in the center of the dough while it is still in the scoop.
- Fill the well with a ½ teaspoon of Nutella.
- Pinch the dough closed over the Nutella, release onto a parchment lined cookie sheet and repeat with remaining dough.
- Bake 6-8 cookies per baking sheet at 375*F for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown on the edges and sides.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Enjoy!
Notes
Christmas chocolate chip cookies two ways! These cookies are just as delicious either way but if you are looking for a fun surprise middle, Nutella stuffed chocolate chip cookies are hard to beat.
These cookies are soft, tall, and are packed with chocolate. No need to refrigerate the dough, it can be baked right away.
Cookies will stay fresh for 2 weeks, are great for cookie swaps or cookie gift boxes, and the dough can also be prepared months in advance and stored in the freezer. You are going to want to save this recipe!