#3848 - Peppermint Patty Cookies

(by Shirley McNevich)

2/3 cup Crisco shortening
1 1/3 cups Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
2 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup Hershey's cocoa
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 - 8oz. bag York mini peppermint patties candies

In a a mixer add Crisco, brown sugar and vanilla--beat. Add eggs--beat. In a bowl add flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda--stir to mix. Slowly add flour mixture to batter--beat. Remove bowl from mixer--add all of the unwrapped mini peppermint patties to the batter--stir with a wooden spoon. Drop batter by spoonfuls on to greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees 7-9 minutes or until cookies are set (they will be soft and moist). Let the cookies stay on the cookie sheets for 2 minutes, then place them on paper towels to cool.