Taking baby steps toward enjoying chocolate

Little by little my kids are more and more interested in chocolate. For a long time they wouldn't touch it - but inch by inch - a Kit Kat there, a Hershey bar here... they are coming to the chocolate side of the world. They even like M&Ms. I made these cookies to share at a church event since we didn't know what the food plan was, I figured if I brought something they'd eat just incase they weren't fans of lunch. I had one that said hard pass on the cookies - and one that loved them. Baby steps. Then we brought one cookie one... it's sat on the counter and I've begged and begged, offered it up... finally yesterday someone ate it - hip hip for another empty container! Also for another reason to find another recipe to try out!

M&M Cookie Recipe
1 cup butter 2 sticks
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp table salt
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup M&M’s + more for the tops of the cookies

Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees & line 2-3 large baking sheets with parchment & set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, cream your butter & both sugars together until whipped & well combined.
Mix in eggs & vanilla.
Add in the flour, baking soda & salt & mix well.
Fold in chocolate chips & M&M’s.
Use a large cookie scoop & scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet.
Bake 8-10 minutes or until the tops are just barely golden brown.
Remove from the oven & immediately place additional M&M’s into the tops of the cookies, pressing lightly to make sure they get a bit melty.

Allow to cool another 2-5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to continue to cool to room temperature.

Once cooled, transfer to an airtight container & store at room temperature.