m & m party cookies

Name: M & M Party Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) shortening; 1 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed; 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 2 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract; 2 - eggs, lightly beaten; 2 1/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 1/2 cup(s) plain m & m's candies (about 3/4 pound)

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Patti Knepp

Frostburg, MD

Updated on Dec 19, 2012

I have been making these cookies since I was a child. My mother clipped the recipe out of the newspaper. They can be made with the M & M's candies, chocolate or another type chips, or they are also very good plain.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 10 Min

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yield makes 4 dozen

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2 - eggs, lightly beaten
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups plain m & m's candies (about 3/4 pound)

How To Make m & m party cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees In a large bowl combine shortening and sugars, blend until well combined. Beat in vanilla and eggs.

Step 2

Sift remaining dry ingredients together and add to sugar/butter mixture, blending well. Stir in 1/4 cup of candies. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Decorate tops of cookies with additional M&M's.
Step 3

Bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove cookies to wire rack to cool.
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