Monster Cookies

2 sticks butter, softened
1 c. light brown sugar, packed
1 c. dark brown sugar, packed
2 c. fine sugar
6 eggs
1/2 T. vanilla
1/2 T. light corn syrup
2 1/2 c. chunky or smooth peanut butter
4 t. baking soda
4 1/2 c. quick oats
4 1/2 c. old fashioned or steel cut oats
1 1/2 c. mini or original chocolate chips*
1 1/2 c. m & m's*
1 1/2 c. Reese's pieces or peanut butter chips*

Preheat oven to 350. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. In a large bowl of stand mixer, place butter and all sugars. Mix until blended. Add eggs, one at a time. Mix on medium until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Do not overmix. Add vanilla, soda, and syrup. Add peanut butter and mix until smooth. Carefully add oats, one cup at a time, mixing well in between. Mixing bowl will be full! Remove bowl from mixer and add flavored chips and candies* I've added heath bits, heath bites, butterscotch chips, etc, whatever I have on hand to make up 4 1/2 c.. Fold in by hand until well incorporated. Scoop the batter with a large cookie scoop or ice cream scoop onto cookie sheets. These cookies will not spread so you don't have to allow space for that. Place in oven and bake 20-25 minutes until cookies are golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from cookie sheets. Enjoy! Makes 6 dz. large cookies.

**I added about 1/3 c. water (a little at a time) to the batter before placing on cookie sheets because they kept falling apart.

***This recipe is gluten free & easy to put together, just make sure you have a big enough mixing bowl. I used my biggest mixing bowl and it was filled all the way to the top.

Pictures: 1st picture--a very full mixing bowl; 2nd picture--my biggest mixing bowl, filled to the top; 3rd picture--before baking; 4th picture--after baking, ready to eat!