Great cookies to send in the mail aka Rob's Monster Cookies

These are great cookies to mail to your college student friend because these cookies are sturdy and travel well in a box.  This recipe makes a large quantity and the dough and the baked cookies freeze well.  They are called Rob's Monster Cookies because Rob's family mailed these cookies to him when he lived in Graz, Austria for two years.  Rob gave me the recipe to make a 1/2 batch and a full batch.

Rob's Monster Cookies

1/4 batch                                   Half batch                                   Full batch

1/2 pound brown sugar               1 lb for 1/2 a batch                    2 pounds for a full batch
1 cup granulated sugar                2 cups                                      4 cups
1/4 pound butter (melt the butter to mix it in better)    1/2 lb          1 pound
3/4 tsp vanilla                             1 1/2 tsp                                   3 tsp vanilla                      
3/4 tsp corn syrup                      1 1/2 tsp                                    3 tsp
2 tsp soda                                  4                                              8 tsp                            
3 eggs                                        6                                              12
3/4 pound peanut butter (more is ok too.  You can melt it a little so it mixes in better)  1.5 lb    3 lb
4 1/2 cups oatmeal                     9                                               18          
1/4 pound M & Ms                   1/2                                              1
1/4 pound chocolate chips          1/2                                            1

Mix all the ingredients in the order listed in an electric mixer leaving out the oatmeal, M & Ms and chips.  Measure the oatmeal into a large bowl and add the mixed batter to it.  Add the rest of the ingredients as dough is mixed.  Use your hands to mix together at this point.  Use and ice cream scoop or tablespoon to make the cookies.  Flatten each cookie with the palm of your hand on greased cookie sheets.  Bake at 350 degree for 10 to 15 minutes depending on the size of the cookies you made.  Bake until light brown.  If you bake until the cookies are dark the cookies can be a real jaw breaker!

The dough and baked cookies freeze well.  The recipe doesn't use flour.  You can add raisins if you like
and /or use butterscotch chips instead of chocolate chips.