• In small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• Count out about 25 M&Ms and 25 chocolate chips. Wrap them in a piece of plastic wrap to keep them separate from the rest of the ingredients. These can be used to put on top of cookies just before baking.
• Measure out all ingredients and line them up in the order you'd like to add them to a 1 litre/1 quart jar. Suggested: white sugar, cocoa, flour, M&Ms, white choco chips, brown sugar, wrapped M&Ms and chips.

Baking Directions - From the Mix (include with the jar)

• Also Need: 1/2 cup soft butter, 1 egg, 1 tsp vanilla
• Set aside bundle of M&Ms and chips.
• Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheet with parchment.
• In large bowl, cream together butter, egg and vanilla.
• Add contents of jar and beat on low to combine. Dough will be stiff.
• Scoop out 1 Tbsp at a time and form into 24 balls. Space 2" apart. Flatten slightly and press remaining M&Ms and chips into top of cookies.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Cool tray on wire rack.

Baking Directions - From Scratch - not from a jar

• Also need: 1/2 cup soft butter, 1 egg, 1 tsp vanilla
• Beat butter with brown and white sugar.
• Beat in the egg and vanilla.
• Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt and then add to the butter.
• Stir in the chocolate chips and M&M’s.Scoop and roll into 24 balls. Flatten slightly. Add a couple more M&Ms and white chips on top. Bake as directed above.
• Makes 2 dozen cookies.