These are huge, fun cookies. You can put whatever extras you like in them! My mom made them for us years back and we just loved them!
There isn’t that much to do in Saudi except shop and shop some more at the amazing malls. When my son was around the age of 14 he wanted to play sports. So, he found out about an organization in Riyadh that gives kids the opportunity to play Basketball, Baseball and a few other sports. He signed up, played and later coached. There is always a team mom who organizes snacks and as you can imagine it is very hot, so lots of water, drinks, fruit and snacks are needed.
My girls loved making these cookies and the kids were always thrilled! You can make them any size but generally we make them the size of hmmmm the palm of your hand! This recipe makes quite a few depending on how large you make them, but when making for the team we at least doubled the below batch!!
Ingredients
1 cup softened butter
3/4 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
3 eggs
4 level cups flour
3 cups oatmeal (uncooked of course)
2 packages M-M candy
1 package mini semi sweet chocolate chips( regular size are fine as well)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix sugars, butter and shortening in mixer very well until fluffy.
Add eggs, continue mixing. Add peanut butter and mix well.
Add salt and soda, mix and then add flour. Make sure dough is well mixed.
Mix oatmeal in (not with mixer) and add chocolate. Mix in.
Scoop up some dough (maybe 3 spoons) and put on baking sheet. Flatten dough out lightly into a circle. Do not work with dough too much or it might stick, just flatten out a bit.
Let bake for 15 minutes or until done.
Delicious and fun!!
Oh my, those are giant cookies!! Your cookies must have been a favourite amongst the kids on the teams 🙂
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they were, they used to look forward to them! thanks Bec
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Do you use quick-cook oats or regular?
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quick oats! Hi alice!
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pass me a cookie please…they look yummy to dunk in my coffee….
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ha ha Yes they are yummm! Thanks!
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Great cookies:)
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Thanks dear!
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Look at the size of those things! You would need a giant bowl to dip that in milk! Yummmm!
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yes ha ha
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I’m with Cher. A saucer of milk, perhaps? 🍓
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Bring out the buckets, baby!
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ha ha
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Meow! 😻
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yes that would work!
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These look delicious!!
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thanks!
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These look so good !
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Thanks they are big and yummy
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Beautiful! We’re both cookie minded lately, Lynz!! haha! Love this!!
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Yes we are!
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My oldest daughter puts dried cranberries, oatmeal, rsi SD on and white or milk chocolate chips in her cookies. You have a gre as T idea making large “gisnt” cookies. Lyn, I am not sure I mentioned I added your name on my list of nominations for Sisterhood of the World Blogger Award. It is called an Epic Post 🙂
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Thanks!
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I just want to come over and eat some!!! So Yummy 😀
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I wish you could!!
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Aww. Thanks lynn. Maybe i will.
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Yeah!
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yum!
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Hi chris!
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Those cookies looks delicious !
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Thanks
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Thanks!
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hahaha well my usual snack here is mini oatmeal cookie… now that one is really cool… gosh I hope you have your pastry shop here in my place… I would love to visit your shop soon 🙂
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ha ha yes mini alright!
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…..or mail order. lol 🍓
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woah! So much cookie! I’ll have three, thanks 😉
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ha ha sure!
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Can’t go wrong with these. They look great. I like the saucer idea!
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ha ha thanks
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