Monster Cookies

(I ran out of wax paper, so I had to use foil instead!)

Fall means BAKING in our home!  These are one of my very favorite cookies.   I made them last night and had about five for breakfast this morning.  So much for losing that baby weight! 

Ingredients:

½ cup shortening

1 cup granulated sugar

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

1 ¼ cups brown sugar

3 eggs

1 cup peanut butter

¼ teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons baking soda

8 oz M&M’s

6 oz chocolate chips

4 ½ cups oatmeal, uncooked

Preheat oven to 350^o F.  In a large (monster-sized) bowl, mix all ingredients in given order except M&M’s, chocolate chips, and oatmeal. 

 Add remaining ingredients and drop by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.  Bake at 350^o for about 10 minutes.  

I usually follow recipes to a T, but I always add extra M&M’s and chocolate chips to these.  I usually take them out before they look all the way done and let them cool on the cookie sheet so that they don’t fall apart when I take them off.  They are perfect the morning after you make them! 

And a picture of my little man for good measure:

Enjoy!