Pretzel and M&M Cookies

½ cup soft butter
½ cup buttered flavored Crisco
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup mini M&M candies
1 cup broken pretzel pieces

Cream butter, Crisco, and sugars with an electric mixer on medium high for 1 minute or until fluffy. Hand stir in eggs and vanilla extract; don’t over-mix. Add dry ingredients all at once and mix until fully incorporated. Add 2-3 Tablespoons more flour for high elevation. Stir in chocolate chips and M&M’s. Gently fold in pretzel pieces. Scoop out approximately 24 2” balls of dough.  Gently roll and flatten slightly.  Place on greased or parchment paper on an aluminum cookie sheet. Press additional pretzel pieces and a few more M&M candies into the top of the cookie disc.
Bake at 375 degrees for 12+ min. Let set. Share!