Monster Cookies

or a batch of monster cookies.
Sometimes there are days when a cookie is just what we need.

Monster Cookies

Cook's notes:

My justifications for nibbling several of these yummy cookies are there are some healthy ingredients used in the recipe; peanut butter and oats. The recipe makes about 30 cookies. I used a small ice cream scooper to place each dough ball on the cookie sheet and pressed the dough ball slightly. 

Ingredients:

• 3 eggs 
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. corn syrup
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 2 TB. flour
• 1-1/2 cups chunky peanut butter
• 4-1/4 cups rolled oats or use a combination of rolled and quick oats
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate  chips
• 1 cup M and M's
• optional 3/4 cup each toasted pecans and toasted coconut 

Directions:

• Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Combine peanut butter with sugars and butter, beat until fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, corn syrup and vanilla.
• Add flour, oats and baking soda. Mix well.
• Stir in chips and M and M's.
• Chill dough for one hour.
• Make one batch and keep rest of dough chilled in refrigerator or freezer until needed for next batch.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 10-11 minutes (depends on how crisp you want the cookies). 

Option: Use holiday M and M's and Reese's Pieces  to create this monster cookie following the same recipe.

that a potato ricer can be used to mash bananas needed for recipes.