the best m&m and chocolate chip cookie

I have made thousands of M&M cookies over the years and I have finally perfected my recipe! It is hard to not eat the whole batch in one day. Enjoy!!

M&M CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE

INGREDIENTS:

2 sticks salted butter

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup dark brown sugar

2 tsp pure vanilla

2 eggs

3 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 salt, plus a dash of pink salt

mini semi-sweet ghirardelli chocolate chips to taste

mini milk chocolate baking m&m's to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. I take the butter right from the fridge and stick it in the microwave for about 15-17 seconds. You want it VERY soft, but not completely melted.

Using a hand mixer, beat the butter with the sugars until creamy. Add the vanilla and the eggs; beat on low speed until just incorporated. 10-15 seconds. Don't over mix. You don't want the cookies to be stiff.

Next add the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix until it just comes together. Stir in the chocolate chip and the m&m's.

Roll the dough into balls of your choice. I made tablespoon sized cookies for the kids lunch boxes. They are bite-sized when baked. I didn't want a huge cookie for their lunches. Bake the small cookies for 6-7 minutes. I made other half of the dough regular size. Golf ball size. Bake them for 10 minutes. Do Not Over Bake! Cool on the pan for 5-10 minutes then enjoy!

TIP: If you are not sure about how long to bake your cookies do a test cookie. Make one cookie and bake. This will save you on over or under baking your cookies.