million monster cookies

ingredients

• servings: 12
• 2 cups shortening
• 2 cups butter, softened
• 4 cups white sugar
• 4 cups packed light brown sugar
• 9 eggs
• 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 8 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 teaspoons baking soda
• 8 cups rolled oats
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• 2 cups shredded coconut
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 cups candy-coated milk chocolate pieces

recipe

• in a very large mixing bowl, cream together the shortening, the butter or margarine, the sugars, the eggs, and the vanilla.
• add to the mixing bowl the flour, the leavenings, the oats, the nuts, the coconut, the chocolate chips, and the m & m candies.
• drop dough by spoonfuls ungreased cookie sheets. to make extra large cookies, drop by ice cream scoopfuls.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 10 to 12 minutes, longer for large cookies. remove, and cool on wire racks.