Beary Cute Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• additional sugar
• 30 hershey's milk chocolate miniature kisses
• 60 miniature m&m's chocolate candies

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugars. beat in egg and vanilla; mix well. combine the flour, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well (dough will be crumbly).
• 2 set aside 1/2 cup of dough for ears. shape remaining dough into 1 inch balls; roll in additional sugar. place 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. flatten to about 1/2 inch thickness. roll reserved dough into 1/2 inch balls; roll in sugar. place two smaller balls about 1 inch apart touching each flattened ball (do not flatten smaller balls).
• 3 bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until set and edges are lightly browned. remove from oven; immediately press one kiss and two baking bits into each cookie for nose and eyes. cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.