(by Shirley McNevich)
2 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup Hershey's cocoa
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2 sticks softened butter
3/4 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
3/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 cup hot water
1 to 2 cups regular size M & M's candies
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
In a mixer add butter, brown sugar and white sugar--beat. Add eggs--
beat. Add cocoa, baking powder, salt, and vanilla--beat. Add flour
slowly--beat. Add hot water--beat. Remove bowl from mixer--add M &
M's and chopped nuts--stir with a wooden spoon. Drop by
teaspoonfuls on to greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for
about 8 minutes. Let them sit on baking sheets for 2-3 minutes before
removing them using a spatula. Place cookies on paper towels to
cool. Do a test cookie to figure out baking time.
 
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This recipe is from Shirley McNevich's first Mom's Best Recipes Volume 5. Published here with permission.
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