Emeril's Big Em, Little Em Cookies (for M&m Lovers!)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (or 1/4 tsp as i always use half or less of what emeril recommends for salt)
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg, cracked into a small cup
• 1 cup m&m's peanut chocolate candy
• 1/2 cup m&m's plain chocolate candy

Recipe

• 1 make sure the oven rack is in the center position and preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium mixing bowl. set aside.
• 3 place the butter, granulated sugar, and light brown sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and cream the ingredients on high speed.
• 4 add the vanilla and egg to the mixer and mix on medium speed.
• 5 stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. add the flour mixture and combine on low speed. it's important to do this on low or you'll get flour all over the kitchen!
• 6 stop the mixer and, using a large spoon or rubber spatula, fold in both kinds of m&m's.
• 7 with a tablespoon, form the dough into balls, using about 2 spoonfuls for each.
• 8 divide the balls of dough among three large baking sheets and press to slightly flatten, keeping the cookies about 2 inches apart. you should get 8 cookies on each sheet.
• 9 bake in batches in the oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• 10 using oven mitts or pot holders, remove the cookies from the oven and transfer them with a plastic turner to wire racks to cool.