Chewy Red, White, and Blue Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons baking soda 
• 1 cup firmly brown sugar light packed
• 0.5 cup butter softened
• 6 ounces candy-coated chocolate pieces white blue red
• 1 teaspoon plus light
• 1.5 cups creamy peanut butter 
• 3 large eggs 
• 4.5 cups regular oats uncooked
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• baking sheet
• oven
• hand mixer

Directions

1. Beat sugars and butter at low speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
2. Add eggs and next 3 ingredients, beating until combined. Stir in oats and remaining ingredients.
3. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
4. Bake, in batches, at 350 for 15 minutes.
5. Remove to wire racks to cool.
6. Note: For testing purposes only, we used red, white, and blue M&Ms.