M&M Cookies

A good way to use up holiday chocolate—whether your candy is left over from Easter, Valentine's Day or Christmas. (can't remember where this one is from)

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 sticks butter, softened (1 cup)
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups M&Ms (or more...)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat together the brown sugar, white sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add the flour, baking soda and salt and mix until just combined. Stir in most of the M&Ms, and then refrigerate the batter for about half an hour.

Roll dough into balls, and then have a little helper push the remaining M&Ms into the dough balls. (Just add as many as you think is necessary for a proper chocolate-to-cookie ratio.) Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, cool a bit and enjoy.

*Also great for birthday parties, potlucks or other gatherings. People of all ages love these! You can freeze them ahead. They're also good cookies for making homemade ice-cream sandwiches.