Rainbow Cookies

Directions

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   1) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and prepare some sheet pans with silpats or parchment paper.
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   2) In a bowl, mix together the butter and sugars until well combined.
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   3) Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until creamy and fluffy.
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   4) In a separate bowl, combine the flour and baking soda.
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   5) Add the dry ingredients to the cookie dough and mix well.
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   6) Stir in the M&M's.
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   7) Scoop the cookie dough onto the sheet pans (ideally with an ice cream scoop). Then comes the weird part: stack a second scoop of dough on top of each of the first scoops (so you will have two balls of dough sitting on top of each other).
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   8 ) Make sure to leave plenty of room between them (I baked 8 at a time on a sheet).
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   9) Bake the cookies about 10-12 minutes. They should be soft and pale in color - these do not turn golden brown.
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    10) Let the cookies cool before transferring them to a cooling rack.
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    11) Enjoy!