M&M Christmas Cookies

0 In a large mixing bowl, beat butter & sugars with a hand mixer until smooth & incorporated.
1 Add in the eggs and vanilla extract and mix until combined.
2 Add in the flour, sea salt, and baking soda. If your baking soda is clumpy, feel free to sift your dry ingredients through a strainer when adding it in to get rid of those clumps! Mix until everything is well combined.
3 Sprinkle in about 1 cup of M&M's and mix in with a spatula (use can reserve half for topping if you want to make the M&M's shine)!The batter should be thick and sticky. Refrigerate the dough 1-2 hours or overnight!
10 Preheat your oven to 350F degrees.
4 Form the dough into 16-18 large balls or you can make them a little smaller and make 20-24, just adjust the baking time!
12 Roll each dough ball in the remaining 1 cup of M&M's (you may need a little more) and make sure they stick to the cookie. You may have to press some in. You can also just press some in to the outside of the top of the cookie too! Up to you!
9 Place your cookies on a lined baking sheet. You will have to do 2 batches. I do about 6 large cookies per sheet.
11 Bake for about 12-15 minutes until the outsides are crisp and the insides are still soft. Let cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes and then move to a wire rack. Enjoy!