Easy M&M Rice Krispie Cookies recipe. These quick and simple treats are the perfect last minute dessert or snack idea.
I took a much needed one week break from social media and from adding any recipes to the blog. That’s going to be all for a “maternity leave” for me because I love sharing recipes with you all!
And what better way to come back to sharing recipes than these M&M Rice Krispie Cookies?
This came about because I have a whole box of Rice Krispies that are turning pretty stale. I didn’t want to eat them as cereal, so I had to get creative.
And when I want to use up something in my house, I will always try to make cookies with them. So here we are.
What do you need to make these M&M Rice Krispie Cookies?
Apart from stale (or fresh!) Rice Krispies, it is mostly pantry essentials:
- brown & white sugar
- eggs
- butter
- vanilla
- flour
- shredded coconut
- Rice Krispies
- oats
- baking powder
- salt
- M&Ms
That’s it!
These cookies are pretty crunchy. I know there are people who do not like crunchy cookies, but I love all kinds. These are a nice change to my typical chewy cookie recipes. An added bonus? They go really well with tea or coffee.
If you wanted to try some more Rice Krispie recipes, try my Peanut Butter and Chocolate Rice Krispies Squares, or my 3 Ingredient Crispy Nutella Cups.
And if you try this recipe, let me know! Rate it, leave a comment and tag me with #atasteofmadness on Instagram! I always love seeing what you are creating!
M&M Rice Krispie Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup Rice Krispies
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup M&Ms
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the sugars, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy. Mix in the eggs one at a time until fully incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, coconut, Rice Krispies, oats, baking powder and salt.
- Slowly mix in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until fully incorporated. Fold in the M&Ms.
- Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop the batter onto the prepared cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for around 16 minutes. Allow to cool on the pan for around 3 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cook completely.
This recipe was my kid’s dream cookie! Crispy around the edges, but chewy in the middle, with Crunchy bites from the M&Ms – mmm mmm mmm, this was fantastic.
I have a feeling he’ll be asking to make these again and again.
That makes me so happy to hear!! 🙂
Omgosh I’m loving the idea of cereal in cookies! These looks incredible! Thank you so much for sharing!!!
It’s one of my favourite ways of using up cereal 🙂
Wow! This cookie looks great and delicious. The added M&M chocolate makes it so enticing and tempting. It gives added boost on the taste side while the texture will attract you.
Thanks so much!
Wow!🥰 Rice Crispies and M&M’s all in one cookie. This is a childs dreamland. I can only imagine the texture and flavor its like Betty Crocker meets the candy store! Absolutely fabuloys!😋❤👍🙏 Welcome back, and congrats!🤗
Aww thanks so much!!
These were so fun to make and they turn out so good. Everyone loved them. I definitely will be making again.
So glad they were a hit at your house! 🙂
This recipe seems really unique and I like the way it makes use of Rice Krispies. Thanks for sharing
One of my favourite ways to use them up 😉
I baked these with my niece over the weekend and OMG your mm rice krispie cookies turned out so well! The recipe was easy to follow and the results couldn’t have been better!
Yay this makes me so happy to hear!
These M&M Rice Krispie Cookies were so easy to make and so delicious! My children helped make them and loved every minute of doing so. We will be keeping this recipe!
I’m so glad!!
These M&M Rice Krispie Cookies were so easy to make and so delicious! My children helped make them and loved every minute of doing so. We will be keeping this recipe!
So glad your family loved it! 🙂
What a fun treat for my boys for Easter. Yum! Looks delicious. I’m saving your recipe on my Easter list. Thanks! Can’t wait to bake them.
Let me know how it goes 🙂
These cookies are amazing, but the actual written recipe needs a bit of work.
Thankfully I’m a smart cookie and could make educated guesses, but no where in the recipe does it explicitly state where to add the flour or the eggs!
For any novices, add the eggs after creaming the butter with the sugar. Add the flour to the other dried ingredients.
All that aside though, what a great cookie. I didn’t have m&ms so subbed with squares of dark chocolate which were perfect. I used Christmas coloured rice krispies for a bit of a festive twist. Next time I think I will experiment with a bit less sugar, but honestly the texture was so good I might not in case I mess things up!
Oh and also should note for those who don’t know, you want softened butter!
oops! Thanks for letting me know! Just changed it to include that in the directions.