Missionary Monster Cookie Bars

Ingredients

1 stick unsalted butter

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter

3 eggs

2 tsp. baking soda

4 1/2 cups quick cooking oatmeal

1 package (12 oz.) chocolate chips

1 package (12 oz.) milk chocolate M&M’s

(I sometimes substitute white chocolate chips, and peanut M&M's, or any combo of the sweet yummy treats!)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. In an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugars until smooth. Beat in the eggs and baking soda. Then ddd the peanut butter and beat until smooth.

3. Mix by hand the oatmeal, one cup at a time. Slowly add in the M&M’s and chocolate chips.

4. Spread mixture into a well greased 9 x 13-inch pan and bake for 15-20 minutes. Do not over bake! (They will taste better just a little on the soft side. Store in an airtight container.

Recipe from: Domesticated Duchess

Yield: about 20 bars

To really make these for a crowd:  I triple the recipe and then divide the final recipe in half and bake them in two - jellyroll size baking pans.  Since my mixer (fabulous as it is!) won't fit three complete batches, I add the ingredients until you reach the oatmeal, chocolate chips, and M'M stage.  I divide that mixture into two batches and add the oats and chocolate chips and M'M's to both batches separately.  Then it is already divided to go into the baking dishes.  I bake them for about 25 minutes, until they are set in the middle and slightly beginning to brown.  Cut into squares when cool.  They freeze very well so you can bake them in advance.  I get about 35-40 bars per dish, so the recipe triples makes about 70-80 bars.  My servings are pretty generous missionary sized servings :)