Chewy Red, White, and Blue Cookies

You can find red, white, and blue candies at supermarkets and discount stores before the Fourth of July.

Yield: Makes 5 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup  firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1  cup  sugar
• 1/2  cup  butter or margarine, softened
• 3  large eggs
• 1 1/2  cups  creamy peanut butter
• 1  teaspoon  vanilla extract
• 1  teaspoon  light corn syrup
• 4 1/2  cups  uncooked regular oats
• 1  cup  semisweet chocolate morsels
• 1  cup  (6 ounces) red, white, and blue candy-coated chocolate pieces
• 2  teaspoons  baking soda

Preparation

Beat sugars and butter at low speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and next 3 ingredients, beating until combined. Stir in oats and remaining ingredients.

Drop by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.

Bake, in batches, at 350° for 15 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Note: For testing purposes only, we used red, white, and blue M&Ms.