Out of Helen's Kitchen - Favorite Smarties cookies

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Published on Tuesday, July 24, 2018

By Helen Drysdale

Neepawa Banner & Press

Do you have grandchildren coming for the summer? Get them to help you make these cookies.

Getting the kids to help may double your baking and cleaning time, but it’s about the quality time together. The interaction between a grandparent and grandchildren is really special, and kitchen time makes it more so. This recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar however I just use 1 and they turn out just fine.

Smarties cookie batter

1/2 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

3 eggs

1 1/2 cups peanut butter

4 1/2 cups quick

cooking oats

2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup smarties

In a large mixing bowl beat butter and sugar together. Beat in eggs, then peanut butter. To the oatmeal add the baking soda and salt. Then mix into the creamed ingredients. Stir in the chocolate chips and smarties. Lightly grease or line pans with parchment paper. Form into 2 inch balls and slightly flatten. These make a large cookie. If you want smaller cookies make a 1 inch ball.

Bake at 325° for 15-18 minutes for the 2 inch ball or 12-14 for the 1 inch ball. When I make these with my grandkids we do not add the smarties to the dough. The kids like to add them to the tops after we slightly flatten.