Mini M & M Cookies

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 1 (12 ounce) bag miniature m&m baking bits
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups oatmeal (either quick or long cook)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, mix together sugars, shortening, margarine, vanilla and eggs with an electric mixer.
• 2 in a seperate bowl, combine flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and soda.
• 3 add dry ingredients to mixing bowl a cup at a time until it is mixed together completely.
• 4 open bag of m&m baking bits and pour out 1/3 cup to reserve for later. add the rest of the chips and fold into batter.
• 5 chill cookie dough for 1 hour.
• 6 later, preheat oven to 350 degrees. on ungreased cookie sheets, or using parchment paper on cookie sheets, drop dough by spoonfuls with room for spreading.
• 7 take 2 or 3 of the reserve m&m's and place on top of each cookie. this way, some clearly show after the cookie bakes.
• 8 bake in 350 oven for 10-12 minutes or until lightly brown.
• 9 remove cookies from sheet and place on cooling rack.