Party cookies
72 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Shortening |
| 1 | cup | Brown sugar; firmly packed |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| 2 | teaspoons | Vanilla extract |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 2¼ | cup | All-purpose flour; sifted |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1½ | cup | M&Ms® with peanuts chocolate candy |
Directions
1. Blend shortening and sugars in a large bowl. Beat in vanilla and eggs.
Sift remaining dry ingredients together; add to sugar-egg mixture, blending well. Stir in ½ cup of candies (reserving remaining candies for decorating).
2. Drop from teaspoon on ungreased cookie sheet; decorate tops with remaining candies. Bake in moderate oven (375 degrees) 10 minutes, or until golden brown.
3. Remove cookies with spatula to wire racks; cool completely. After baking, some candies may be slightly cracked. This adds texture and interest to cookies--still the same delightful flavor.
Recipe by: M&M's Pamphlet
Posted to brand-name-recipes by Barbra<barbra@...> on Feb 04, 1998