Party Cookies

1 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups M&M Plain Chocolate Candies 93/4 pound pkg)


Cream shortening, sugars, eggs and vanilla thoroughly.  Sift together flour, soda and salt.  Add dry ingredients gradually to creamed mixture-mix well.  Stir in 1/2 cups M&M Plain Chocolate Candies; reserve remaining candies for decorating.  Drop by teaspoon on ungreased baking sheet.  Decorate tops of cookies with remaining M&M Plain Chocolate Candies.  Bake at 375 degrees for 10 - 12 minutes or until golden brown.  After baking, some of the candies may be slightly cracked.  This adds texture and interest to your cookies - still the same delightful flavor.  Makes about 6 dozen 2 1/2 inch cookies.
(if you use self-rising flour, omit soda and salt)

As you can see this is from a magazine with a picture of the M&M's bag on the page. I like the sales pitch line "Fun for the kids, fun for you.  Party Cookies are easy to make.  And so bright and festive for the holidays."  I think for most people the idea sold itself.  Do you remember the first time you saw M&Ms in cookies vs. chocolate chips?  Now it seems cookies have always had them.