I don’t know what it is about M&M Cookies, but they make me feel like a kid again. Maybe it’s all the bright colors. These M&M Cookies are soft and chewy and have a generous amount of M&M candies.

I used the recipe for Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies which is from Cook’s Illustrated and added M&M’s (lots of them) instead of chocolate chips.

My daughter and I made these (along with Oreo Brownies and Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins) for a fundraiser my son organized a few weeks ago (Note: Originally published February 23, 2015.) to raise money for cancer research. I wanted a trusty recipe that I knew would turn out well. And this one always does. The texture of these M&M Cookies is perfectly soft and chewy. No dry, brittle cookies like the ones at the store. I used regular size M&M’s but you could also use those cute little mini ones. And how perfect would pastel colored M&M’s be for Easter if you can find them" My daughter’s first and last initials are both M and I thought it would be super fun to give her a middle name with the initial N as a play on the candy-coated pieces (or the rapper). But instead we went with a family name and her middle initial is C. She has her initials on her backpack and lately she’s been complaining that kids at school call her Man Candy Monday. I’ll admit I had to ask her what that was. And now that I know and since it’s Monday, we’re having...