Oatmeal and M&M cookies

What do you do with the large bag of M&M you received for Christmas? Make cookies, of course!

I tried out a new recipe I found, but I modified it so much, I'm going to claim this one as my own. :)

Starts with butter and ends with M&Ms. What could go wrong?

Oh yeah! We have two friends that have egg allergies, so I substituted flax meal instead. (FYI: 1 tbsp flax meal + 3 tbsp of water = 1 egg)

Oatmeal and M&M Cookies

1 C butter, room temperature

1 C sugar

1 C brown sugar

2 tbsp flax meal

6 tbsp water

3 tsp vanilla

2 1/2 C flour

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 3/4 C quick cooking oats

2 C M&Ms

Cream Butter, brown sugar, sugar.

Add in vanilla and combine.

Mix flax meal and water in a separate bowl then pour into dough and mix.

Add in flour, salt, soda, and cinnamon. Mix until just combined.

Add in oats and M&Ms. Mix gently.

Scoop out onto a Silpat on a perforated baking sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 9 1/2 - 10 minutes.

Heck, make these for Valentines day and any other time you end up with an extra large bag of holiday M&Ms. They're that good!