Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups candy-coated milk chocolate pieces (such as M&M’s®)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Beat shortening, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.
- overhead of creamed butter and sugar in bowl with paddle attachment
- Add flour, baking soda, and salt; blend well. Stir in 1/2 of the chocolate candies.
- overhead shot of M&M cookie dough in bowl
- Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet. Use remaining candies to decorate dough balls; press down slightly.
- overhead of scooped M&M cookies on tray
- Bake in batches in the preheated oven until lightly browned with soft centers, 9 to 11 minutes.
- Enjoy!