INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  In a sifter combine the flour,
baking soda and salt. Sift onto a large piece of wax paper and set
aside until needed. Heat 1 inch of water in the bottom half of a
double boiler over medium heat. With the heat on, place the semisweet
chocolate in the top half of the double boiler. Use a rubber spatula
to stir the chocolate until completely melted and smooth, about 4 to  5
minutes. Transfer to a 1-quart bowl and set aside. Place the
granulated sugar, light brown sugar and butter in a 7-quart bowl.  Use
a stiff rubber spatula (or a wooden spoon) to cream the  ingredients
together until smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla extract  and mix to
incorporate. Add the melted chocolate and mix until  combined. Add the
sifted dry ingredients and thoroughly combine. Add  the M&M's, mixing
to incorporate.  Using 3 heaping tablespoons of  dough for each cookie
(approximately 3 ounces), portion 6 cookies,  evenly spaced, onto each
of 3 nonstick baking sheets (this is a hefty  cookie, so don't crowd).
Place the baking sheets on the top and  center racks of the preheated
oven and bake for 14 minutes. Remove  the cookies from the oven and
cool to room temperature on the baking  sheets, about 30 minutes. Store
the cooled cookies in a tightly  sealed plastic container until ready
to serve. Recipe By     :  BAKERS' DOZEN (MARCEL DESAULNIERS) SHOW
#BD1A23  Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #309  Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996
22:27:23 -0600  From: Jackie Bordelon <jbord@premier.net>

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 4311
Calories From Fat: 2136
Total Fat: 247.6g
Cholesterol: 859.8mg
Sodium: 2614.7mg
Potassium: 530.1mg
Carbohydrates: 499.2g
Fiber: 18.5g
Sugar: 153.1g
Protein: 53.9g