Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1                cup  butter -- softened
     1/2           cup  granulated sugar
     1/2           cup  firmly packed light brown sugar
  1              large  egg
  1           teaspoon  vanilla extract
  2               cups  all-purpose flour
     1/2      teaspoon  baking soda
     1/8      teaspoon  salt
  12            ounces  m&m chocolate mini baking bits
     3/4           cup  chopped nuts -- (optional)

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350F. In large bowl cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. In medium bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt; blend into creamed mixture. Stir in "MandM's"' Chocolate Mini Baking Bits and nuts, if using. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and centers are still soft. Do not overbake. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; cool completely on wire racks. Store in tightly covered container. Makes about 3 dozen cook

Nutritional Information:

4072 Calories (kcal); 251g Total Fat; (54% calories from fat); 51g Protein; 422g Carbohydrate; 684mg Cholesterol; 2885mg Sodium