Mini M & M Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) bag miniature M&M baking bits
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup margarine
2 eggs
2 cups flour
2 cups oatmeal (either quick or long cook)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder

Preparation

In a large bowl, mix together sugars, shortening, margarine, vanilla and eggs with an electric mixer.
In a seperate bowl, combine flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and soda.
Add dry ingredients to mixing bowl a cup at a time until it is mixed together completely.
Open bag of M&M baking bits and pour out 1/3 cup to reserve for later. Add the rest of the chips and fold into batter.
Chill cookie dough for 1 hour.
Later, preheat oven to 350 degrees. On ungreased cookie sheets, or using parchment paper on cookie sheets, drop dough by spoonfuls with room for spreading.
Take 2 or 3 of the reserve M&M's and place on top of each cookie. This way, some clearly show after the cookie bakes.
Bake in 350 oven for 10-12 minutes or until lightly brown.
Remove cookies from sheet and place on cooling rack.