Monday Menu: Using Up The Halloween Leftovers

yellow, orange, green, brown and blue m&ms on a counter — Had to open multiple packages to get 5 colors per cookie. Blue appeared to be the predominant color in each pack

There was a lot of leftover candy this year, and it needed to be gone. I also owed my neighbors a treat for a kindly deed. Cookies it would be.

M&M cookie dough on a baking sheet — I place the M&Ms on top of the cookies only

I love the crunch of M&Ms on chocolate chip cookies and to be honest, I usually save a few of the mini packets every year to make at least one batch. Notice, each cookie gets five different colors. Because they must also be pretty.

Side note, I watched a young baker crunch up his parchment paper, instead of being all fussy about it. This was a revelation and so much easier to keep the paper on a baking sheet or pan. I wish I could remember who it was because it was brilliant.

Here is the original Dark Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe.