Big Soft M&M Cookies

• packed brown sugar1 cup
• white sugar↗0.5 cup
• fat1 cup
• eggs↗2
• vanilla↗2 teaspoon
• flour↗2.5 cup

  + 2-3 tablespoons

• baking soda↗1 teaspoon
• salt↗1 teaspoon
• M&M's↗1.5 cup

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, white sugar, fat, eggs and vanilla using an electric mixer on low speed until the mixture becomes homogeneous.

2. 2

   Add 2 1/2 cups of flour, soda and salt. Mix until the ingredients just combine; I find it most convenient to finish this by hand. Add additional tablespoons of flour until the dough becomes thick and almost dry to the touch. Fold M&M's into the dough.

3. 3

   Form large balls (if you want small cookies, that's your choice) and press additional M&M's onto the top. Slightly flatten them with your palm or the back of a wooden spoon. Bake for 8‑10 minutes (they will be slightly underbaked). Immediately remove from the tray and transfer to a cooling rack. Let stand 5‑10 minutes so the cookie retains its shape.