[Kitchen Witch]

Happy Pumpkin Faces


-2 cups brown sugar

-1/2 cup butter or margarine

-1/2 cup shortening

-2 eggs


-2 cups flour

-1 teaspoon baking soda

-1/4 teaspoon salt

-1/2 teaspoon
cinnamon

-2 cups quick cooking oats

-1 cup plain M & M's

-1 can vanilla
frosting

-food coloring -Plain M & M's harvest colors

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In large mixing bowl, beat sugar,, butter and shortening until lightly fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; fold oats and plain M & M's into batter.

On baking sheets, place heaping tablespoons of batter about 3 inches apart. Shape dough into an oval. Add a bit of dough for stem. Bake 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheets to wire racks to cool. Spread with frosting, tinted with food coloring if desired; decorate with harvest color M & M's.