Mountain Christmas Cookies

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup red white and green candy covered plain chocolate candies
• 1 cup chopped pecans

1. Preheat oven to 375*. In a large mixing bowl beat butter and shortening with electric mixer on medium speed for 30 sec.
2. Add brown sugar, baking soda and 1/4 tsp salt; beat until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add flour, beating at a low speed just until combined.
4. Stir in chocolate pieces and nuts. Drop dough from rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
5. Bake for 8-10 min or until golden. Cool for 1 min on cookie sheet, then transfer to wire racks. Cool. Makes 12 (5" diameter) cookies.

butter, shortening, brown sugar, baking soda, eggs, vanilla, flour, red white, pecans

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mountain-christmas-cookies-342996 (may not work)