Candy-Coated Milk Chocolate Pieces Cookies I

83 Reviews

“I use this recipe all the time with the regular candy-coated milk chocolate pieces and it is very good.” - by Sandra Swanson

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups candy-coated milk chocolate pieces

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Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Thoroughly cream together shortening, sugars, eggs and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, mix together the dry ingredients, except the candies. Add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Stir in 1/2 cup candies. Mix well. Drop by teaspoon unto cookie sheets and decorate with remaining candies. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (12 total)

Calories
480 cal
24%

Fat
23.6 g
36%

Carbs
62.9 g
20%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (83)

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CYNDIDH

Jan. 3, 2006

"Tasty cookies. A tip for those with flat cookies: refrigerate your dough until thoroughly cold prior to baking. If your dough is room temperature (and it probably is since there are few cold ingredien..." See morets), the cookies will start to spread out even before they begin to cook. Cold dough prevents this, leaving you with thicker, more "normal" looking cookies."

RAYRAY500

Dec. 22, 2003

"This is one of the best homemade cookie recipies I have ever tried! They turned out perfectly and were a big hit at my house. I used butter Crisco instead of regular shortening...." See more"