Begin by beating your butter with both of your sugars (both white and brown sugar).
When the sugar and butter is creamed together nicely, mix in your eggs.
Slowly add in your flour, mixing until it is well incorporated.
Add your vanilla, baking soda and salt.
Stir in your m&m’s by hand.
Refrigerate dough 10-15 minutes to firm up. Line your cookie sheet with parchment paper and spoon out the dough onto the cookie sheet, spacing your dough balls about 2″ apart.
Bake for 10-12 minutes.
After taking them out of the oven, let them set for about a minute before removing them to a cooling rack with a turner.