m&m cookies.....(a tradition for EVERY holiday)

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

In a large bowl, mix sugar, eggs, shortening, and vanilla thoroughly. Add flour, salt, and baking soda to creamed mixture. Blend well. Add 3/4 cup of M&M candies.
Drop dough by teaspoonful onto cookie sheet. Slightly push a few candies on top of each dough ball with remaining candies.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 9 to 11 minutes, to your liking. Cool on wire racks.

*Our girls love to make these!!!

Oatmeal breakfast cookies

~Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies~

2 small or 1 large very ripe banana
1 c. whole wheat flour
1 c. ap flour
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
3/4 c. raisings
walnuts
2 c. unsweetened applesauce
3 Tbsp. margarine (smart balance)
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. oatmeal
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350. Combine bananas, applesauce, margarine, eggs and vanilla. In large bowl, mix together oatmeal, flours, baking soda, salt, spices and currants or raisins. Add combined fruit mixture to dry mixture until just blended. Drop by rounded Tbsp. onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 25 minutes or until light golden brown.