A couple weeks ago, my sister-in-law Megan came down for the day. We had tons of fun just hanging out together, and meanwhile, made the most ridiculous portion of cookies I’ve ever seen!

Just the ingredients! To name a few: a whole dozen eggs, 3 pounds of peanut butter, and 15 cups of oatmeal!

It all started because Megan and I flew down to Atlanta to visit Drew’s brother and his wife and kids. While we were there, we got the request to make monster cookies, only then we found a smaller recipe. Our curiosity was stoked, so when Megan got to my house, I said, “That’s it, we’re making for-real monster cookies today!”

We didn't have a big enough bowl, so we used my canner!

and yes, it calls for a full POUND of butter!

We found that mixing butter and sugar just wasn’t cutting it, so we resorted to …

a potato masher!

At this point, it’s still pretty managable.

Megan smiles because it's time to add the two BAGS of chocolate!

However, when it came time to actually mix in 15 cups of oatmeal, we had to get a better angle to stir, plus we took turns.

This way, we could get our legs into it, too!

Finally, everything is in!

The aftermath

It’s all worth it. We gave out bags and bags, fed dozens of people, made huge cookies, and I STILL have some in my freezer!

Super fun!

The recipe was hand-written on a card by Mom. Sorry, I don’t know where she got it.

Mix together well:
12 eggs
2 lbs brown sugar
1 Tbsp vanilla
1 Tbsp white corn syrup
1 lb butter
3 lbs (or 6 cups) peanut butter
8 tsp baking soda

Add:
1 lb. chocolate chips
1 lb. M&Ms

Mix in:
12 cups oatmeal
2 1/2 cups bran
(I ended up adding 15 to 18 cups of oatmeal because I didn’t have the bran.)

Drop in large clumps onto a cookie sheet. Make sure you make them big! Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.

Enjoy!