Crispy Oat Drops

Submitted by LRMyers1968

"I made this for the first time the other day for Christmas and it is another recipe out of "Santas Favorite Cookies" I looked on this site for it and did not find any like this one."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 48 cookies

ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup old fashioned oats, uncooked
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 3⁄4 cups miniature M&M's chocolate candies
• 1 cup toasted rice cereal
• 1⁄2 cup shredded coconut
• 1⁄2 cup coarsely chopped pecans

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In large bowl cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in egg.
4. In medium bowl combine flour, oats, cream of tartar, baking soda,and salt.
5. blend flour mixture into creamed mixture.
6. Stir in "M&M's" semi-sweet chocolate mini baking bits, cereal, coconut and pecans.
7. drop by heaping tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.(I use a cookie scoop).
8. Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until lightly browned,. ].
9. Cool completely on wire racks.
10. store in tightly covered container.