Liisa's Chocolate Chip/M&M Cookies

This is my family's favorite cookie! I've tried other chocolate chip or M&M cookies..and we keep coming back to this one! Hope you agree!

• Ready In: 27 mins
• Yields: 3 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter (2 sticks)
• 1⁄2 cup white sugar
• 1⁄2 cup light brown sugar
• 1  large egg
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2  cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1 (12 ounce) package chocolate chips or 1 (12 ounce) package  M&M's semi-sweet chocolate baking bits
• 3⁄4 cup  chopped  nuts (optional)

Directions

1. Cream sugars and butter.
2. Add egg, mix until well blended.
3. Add vanilla.
4. Add the baking soda, salt at this point.
5. Add the 2 cups flour.
6. Mix until well blended.
7. Mix in or fold in the chocolate chips/M&Ms and nuts.
8. I use a cookie scoop to place on baking sheet.
9. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-13 min.
10. (my oven/family like it at 12 minutes).
11. Cool 1 minute on pan, before moving cookies to cooling rack.