Oatmeal Jumbos

These are giant cookies! Despite their size, they are still fairly sturdy, but yet nice and chewy. From Midwest Living. Enjoy!

• Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
• Yields: 26 cookies

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)

Directions

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.