Ingredients
1 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar (we prefer dark)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups M&Ms
Preparation
Blend shortening and sugars. Beat in vanilla and eggs. Sift remaining dry ingredients together then add to the sugar and egg mixture, mix well by hand with a wooden spoon. Stir in 1/2 cup M&Ms, reserve remaining candies for decorating. Drop from teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheet. Decorate tops of cookies with remaining M&Ms. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown. Cool on wire racks.
