Oatmeal Jumbos

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 cups rolled oats
• 3/4 cup chopped peanuts or 3/4 cup pecans
• 1 1/2 cups m&m's plain chocolate candy (candy-coated milk chocolate pieces)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, beat butter and peanut butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds.
• 3 add sugars, baking powder, and soda; beat until combined.
• 4 beat in eggs and vanilla.
• 5 stir in oats, then nuts, then candy pieces.
• 6 drop dough by 1/4-cup measure 4" apart onto ungreased cookie sheets without sides (i can only fit 5 on each cookie sheet). bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
• 7 remove from oven and let stand for 1 minute before transferring to a wire rack to cool.