Chocolate Drop Candy Cookies

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These Chocolate Drop Candy Cookies are the best candy and chocolate chip filled cookies ever! They're soft, chewy and absolutely amazing! A sweet little treat the kiddos go crazy for, and delightful enough to give as a gift!

I have to say that I am completely obsessed with these cookies! They are so dang delicious and I am so grateful that I get to enjoy them again! I used to have an addiction to M&M's, peanut ones to be exact and Twizzlers, however as sad as it is, I can no longer eat those candies. It took me 4 years of logging everything I ate, having a lot of horrible migraines and being sick way to often to finally figure out that I'm allergic to food dyes. I never would have guessed that artificial food dyes were the culprit to all of my headache problems I grew up with.

Any who... now that I have it all figured out, I avoid all food dyes and I try to avoid anything artificial as much as possible. I was so unbelievably excited to find dye free candies and licorice at Trader Joe's. I now can enjoy some of my favorite sugar treats again! In moderation of course...  And of course make these most delectable Chocolate Drop Candy Cookies!

Ingredients Needed for Candy Cookies

• 1 cup salted butter, softened
• 1¼ cup packed brown sugar
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 cups unbleached all purpose flour
• 1 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
• 1 cup dye free candy coated chocolate drops (or M&M's)

How to Make Chocolate Drop Candy Cookies

Alright, lets make some delicious cookies! As always, gather all your ingredients tools first. It helps so much to have it all prepared. Then preheat the oven to 350° and line 2 or 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.

First step to make the cookie dough: cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. I let them cream for 2-3 minutes. Next, add the vanilla and eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg.

Time for the dry ingredients: add the baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour. Mix on low until it is just combined. Fold in the mini chocolate chips and candies.

Let's bake cookies: Use a medium size scoop or a heaping tablespoon and place cookie dough 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. If desired, you can place a few more candies on top of the cookie dough. Bake the cookies for 11-13 minutes just until the edges are starting to brown. The centers might look a little underdone, but trust me they are not! Let cookies cool on pan for 5 minutes and remove to wire rack or counter to cool completely.

How to Store These Delicious Cookies?

Once the cookies are cooled completely, store them in an air tight container or zip top bag at room temperature.

How to Freeze the Cookies and Cookie Dough?

To freeze the baked cookies, simply place the cookies in a freezer safe air tight container or zip top bag and freeze for 3-4 months. To freeze the dough, place portioned cookie dough on a sheet pan and place in freezer. Once the dough is frozen, place the dough in a freezer safe container or bag and freeze. Don't forget to label!

To bake the frozen cookie dough, bake as directed in the instructions and add 2-3 minutes to the baking time.

Here are some more fabulous cookie recipes you might like to try!

Chocolate Chunk Coconut Cookies

Lemon & White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Monster Cookies

Peanut Butter Chip Chocolate Cookies

Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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