Monster Cookies

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Imported from the family cookbook draft.

Ingredients

• ½ cup All-Purpose Flour
• 1 tbsp Baking Soda
• Pinch of Salt
• 5 ¾ cups Rolled Oats (not Instant)
• ¾ cup Cold Unsalted Butter Cut into Cubes
• 1 ½ cups Firmly Packed Light Brown Sugar
• 1 ½ cups Granulated Sugar
• 5 Large Eggs
• 1/4 tsp Light Corn Syrup
• 1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 2 cups Creamy Peanut Butter
• 1 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
• 1 cup M&Ms
• 1 cup Butterscotch Chips

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Then add the oats, stirring until well combined.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer and using a paddle attachment, cream the butter until smooth and pale in color; add the sugars and mix on low speed until just incorporated.
3. Scrape down the bowl and add the eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth and scraping down after each egg is added.
4. Add the corn syrup and vanilla and mix again until just incorporated.
5. Scrape down the bowl again and add the peanut butter, mixing until combined. Add the oats in three batches to allow for better mixing.
6. Remove bowl from mixer and fold in M&Ms and other candies. Usually I use more than suggested, because why not?
7. Preheat oven to 375° F, line baking sheets with parchment and scoop generous balls of dough (roughly 2 tbsp) spaced 2 inches apart. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the cookies are just beginning to brown.
8. If you can't fit all the cookies in your oven, keep the dough in the fridge between batches to keep it cool.