1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Prepare a 9×13 inch baking pan by lining it with parchment paper.

3. In a medium mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Add the vanilla and almond extracts and mix well.

4. Add the flour and mix well. Fold in the nonpareils.

5. Press the dough evenly into the baking pan and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Cut the dough into 1/2 inch squares.

6. Place dough squares on a non-greased cold cookie sheet and bake for 5-6 minutes at 350 degrees. (Keep dough in refrigerator until it is time to bake them.) Top each cookie (or top half and leave half plain) with one semi-sweet chocolate morsel then return the tray of cookies to the oven for one minute until the chocolate morsels are melted. Top each melted chocolate morsel with one Holiday M&M’S®.

7. Transfer the cookie bites to parchment paper to cool to room temperature.