giant m&m cookies

I am starting this 3 day diet today which is supposed to help you lose weight and is actually healthy. Hopefully by the third day I will be a little slimmer (: Of course since I cant eat any sweets for the next couple of days it is the only thing I am thinking about and, on top of that ,one of the guys at work brought in a ton of M&M's for me to bake with. My boyfriend has been wanting some M&M cookies so I figured now would be the best time. I will just have to enjoy baking them and not eating them. 


makes approx. 1 dozen large cookies


Ingredients

2 cups and 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 sticks butter, melted and cooled
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg and 1 egg yolk at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup M&M's


Directions
1. Preheat oven to 325 F. and grease a cookie sheet.
2. Mix flour an baking soda in a bowl and set aside.
3. In another bowl mix the butter and sugars until combined. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and stir together.
4. Gradually mix the flour mixture with the butter mixture until dough forms. It might look crumbly at first but it will come together.
5. Fold in M&M's.
6. Divide dough (1/4 cup for large cookies and 2 tablespoons for small) Leave about 2 inches between large cookies.
7. Bake for 12-15 minutes for large cookies and 8-12 for small (until edges are slightly brown).