Submitted by Liz Bennett

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 tsp, vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 1/4 cups M&M’s candies

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and both sugars until blended. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix to combine.
3. In a separate bowl, sift the flour, baking soda and salt together. Slowly add these ingredients into the butter mixture and stir until combined.
4. Fold in the M&M’s candies and chill the dough for 1 hour, or overnight.
5. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto a lightly greased tray, about 2 inches apart.
6. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes for chewy cookies or 12 to 14 minutes for crispy cookies.

7, makes 24 to 30 cookies