I cooked these up for Dad’s birthday. They are headed out in the mail come monday!

I didn’t have any M&M’s in the house, so I used chocolate chips.

Ingredients

1/2 Butter Flavor Crisco Stick

1 jar – 12 ounces  creamy peanut butter

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup firmly packe brown sugar

3 eggs

3/4 teaspoon vanilla

3/4 teaspoon maple syrup

2 teaspoons baking soda

4 1/2 cups quick oats, uncooked, divided

1 package (8 ounces) candy-coated chcolate pieces

Preparation:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease baking sheet with shortening. Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooking cookies.

2. Combine peanut butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and 1/2 cup shortening in large bowl. Beat until well blended and fluffy. Add egg, vanilla and maple syrum. Beat at high speed 3-4 minutes. Add baking soda and 2 1/4 cups oats; Stir; Stir in candy. Stir in remaining 2 1/4 cups oats. Shape dough into 1 1/2 inch balls . Flatten slightly. Place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet.

3. Bake for 9-10 minutes for chewy cookies (i like that kind best!) or 11-12 for crispy cookies. Cool 2 minutes. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.

Makes 3 1/2 dozen cookies.