Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      Cups          Flour
     3/4  Teaspoon      Salt
     3/4  Teaspoon      Baking Soda
   1      Cup           Butter Or Shortening -- softened
     2/3  Cup           Granulated Sugar
     1/2  Cup           Brown Sugar -- firmly packed
   1                    Egg
   1      Teaspoon      Vanilla
   1 3/4  Cups          (12 Oz. Pkg) M&M's Candies
     3/4  Cup           Chopped Nuts -- optional

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. Cream together butter or shortening and sugars til light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. Blend in flour mixture slowly. Stir in MandM's and nuts. Drop heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-11 minutes til browned. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; place on wire cooling rack