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I got this from a cookbook Mom has, called <i>Feed Me, I'm Yours</i>.  A wonderful little compendium for those who want to raise children without going completely nuts. If I ever have any of the little podlings, I'm sure to ask her if I can have it.

==M&M Cookies==

<b>Ingredients</b>

1 cup oil/shortening/butter/etc<br>
1 cup brown sugar<br>
1/2 cup sugar<br>
2 eggs<br>
2 tsp vanilla<br>
2 1/4 cups flour<br>
1 1/2 tsp baking soda<br>
m&m's...about a cup, with extra for candies stolen, secreted in pockets, and eaten outright.

<b>To Cook:</b>

* Preheat oven to 375&deg; F.
* Cream together shortening, sugars, eggs, and vanilla.
* Mix together dry ingredients and combine with creamed mixture.
* Drop by teaspoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
* Flatten to not more than 2". Decorate with the m&m's, placing 4-6 m&m's per cookie. If cooking for children, be sure that the number of candies per cookie is the same for all.
* Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cookies may crack after baking.

Makes 2-4 dozen cookies.