Everything A Cookie Should Be

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup m&m's plain chocolate candy
• 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease 2 baking sheets.
• 2 cream shortening, peanut butter, and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl. add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. beat in vanilla. add 1/2 cup oatmeal and 1/2 cup flour and stir until incorporated. add another 1/2 cup of oatmeal and flour and repeat. add enough flour and oatmeal til dough forms. stir in m&ms and dark chocolate chips.
• 3 drop dough by rounded teaspoon onto greased baking sheets. bake cookies until edges and center of cookie is golden brown, about 12 minutes. remove and let sit for 2 minutes and then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.