Ingredients

2/3 cup butter-flavor Crisco
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup root beer barrel candy, crushed

Directions

Heat oven to 350. Lightly grease baking sheets with Crisco. Beat butter-flavored Crisco with both sugars in a large bowl at medium speed of electric mixer. Beat in egg. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Blend into butter mixture by hand, adding crushed candy. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Bake for 11-15 minutes. Makes 3 dozen cookies.